Dema language

{{Short description|Bantu language of Mozambique}}

{{Infobox language

|name = Dema

|nativename = vaDoma

|ethnicity = Vadoma

|pronunciation =

|states = Mozambique

|region =

|speakers = 5,000

|date = 2000

|ref = e18

|familycolor = Niger-Congo

|fam2 = Atlantic–Congo

|fam3 = Benue–Congo

|fam4 = Southern

|fam5 = Bantu

|fam6 = Shona (S.10)

|iso3 = dmx

|glotto = dema1235

|glottorefname = Dema

}}

Dema is a Bantu language of Mozambique. It is closely related to Shona. The population has been displaced by the construction of a dam.

Phrases

Greetings = {{lang|dmx|aMukese}}/{{lang|dmx|muMukese}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlymniKDUEc | title=24h with the OSTRICH FOOTED TRIBE of Zimbabwe | website=YouTube | date=3 December 2023 }}

References

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{{Languages of Mozambique}}

Category:Languages of Mozambique

Category:Shona languages

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