Ilwana language
Bantu language spoken in Kenya
Distinguish the
Ilwana dialect
of Konongo.
Ilwana
Malakote
Kiwilwana
Native to
Kenya
Region
Tana River District
Native speakers
22,000 (2019 census)
[
1
]
Language family
Niger–Congo
?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Southern Bantoid
Bantu
Northeast Coast Bantu
Sabaki
Ilwana
Language codes
ISO 639-3
mlk
Glottolog
ilwa1237
Guthrie code
E.701
[
2
]
ELP
Kiwilwana
Ilwana
(
Kiwilwana
), or
Malakote
, is a minor
Bantu language
of Kenya.
^
Ilwana
at
Ethnologue
(26th ed., 2023)
^
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009.
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