KOTI – (Coti, Ekoti, Akoti, Angoche, Angoxe) (Eko)

41,287 (1980) population

Nampula Province, Angoche District, coastal around Angoche Island and other islands of the Archipelago from Moma to Angoche.

A separate language from the Makhuwa group but can most Koti can speak and understand Makhuwa which is the prominent language of Northern Mozambique. Koti is closer to the Sakaji language. The Koti language is used in the home, market and trading.

Portuguese is used in the schools, church and government. 20% are literate in Portuguese.

SIL / Wycliffe Bible translator working on translation.

Muslim religion. Very few Christians. Unreached.

No full time Baptist work but we do have a prayer partnership with a US church for this people group. We cooperate with Grace Mission and Wycliffe missionaries.

Career missionary needed

MAKHUWA-MAKHUWANA (Makhuwana, Makhuwana, Emakhuwana)

2,500,000 (1986) population

Nampula province.

Makhuwa-Makhuwana language is the most prominent and is said to be the original Old version of the Catholic Bible. New version of the Catholic Bible 2000. Work in process on the first Protestant Bible.

1 Southern Baptist Missionary couple, 1 journeygirl and 1 ISC couple

1 single 2 year volunteer coming in September, 2001

literacy primer in Makhuwa and various Christian Training books and tracts available.

Traditional Religion. 150 Baptist congregations.

Career missionaries and 2 year volunteers needed

MAKHUWA-MACA (Maca, Maka, Emaka, Khinga, Ekinga, Tthwari, Etthwari, Mwikari, Emwuikari, Coastal Makhuwa)

300,000 to 400,000 (1989) Coast of central Delegado Province from Moma to Mozambique Island.

Located: from the coast of Central Cabo Delgado – Moma to the Mozambique Island off the coast of Nampula Province not far from Nacala.

Languages: dialect of Makhuwa called Enaharra or some say it is a separate language.

Muslim religion.

Career missionary needed. Baptist have around 6 congregations in this area.

MAKHUWA-METTO (Makua, IMakua, Makoa, Makoane, Mato, Maquoua, KiMakua, Macua)

1,500,000 in Mozambique (1996)

360,000 in Tanzania (1993)

7,000 in Comoros Islands (1993)

North Central, Cabo Delgado.

Language: Makhuwa-Metto

Dictionary and grammar book.

Traditional religion, Muslim and Christian.

Baptists have around 4 congregations.

1 Career missionary couple

More missionaries needed.

Wycliffe translators are at work on a Bible translation.

Mwani (KiMwani, Mwane, Muane, Quimuane, Ibo)

100,000 population

Located in Cabo Delgado Province; Ibo to Mocomia. Many islands.

People are called Mwani, NaMwani, NaMuane.

Very Isolated. Ibo is the prestige dialect. 30% to 40% of the people use Portuguese as a second language, 30% Swahili, 30% to 40% Makhuwa. Men are more bilingual than women. Traders and schoolchildren can use Portuguese. People use KiMwani in the home, for social purposes, and trading. Swahili for trading in the north, Portuguese in the school, government and trading. 30% to 40% literacy in Arabic script. Dictionary. Traders. Muslim.

Wycliffe working on Bible translation.

Missionaries needed

SAKAJI (Esakaji, Sankaji, Sangaji, Sangage, Theithei)

18,000 population

Coastal just north of Angoche, on the Sangange Peninsula. Similarities to Makhuwa and Swahili.

Survey needed.

Not known if this group still exists as pure Sakaji.