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- proper noun   A 
Bantu language spoken by about 2.5 million people inMozambique and neighboring regions. 
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HIM started working among the Makua (African spelling, also known as Makhuwa) in northern Mozambique at the end of 2005.
To reap a harvest 2007
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Ethnic groups: indigenous tribal groups 99. 66\% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0. 06\%, Euro-Africans 0. 2\%, Indians 0. 08\%
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages, Portuguese (official; spoken by 27\% of population as a second language)
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Ethnic groups: indigenous tribal groups 99. 66\% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0. 06\%, Euro-Africans 0. 2\%, Indians 0. 08\%
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Mozambique indigenous tribal groups 99. 66\% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe,
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Mozambique indigenous tribal groups 99. 66\% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe,
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
 
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