Nyungwe language

Nyungwe ("Cinyungwe" or Nhungue) is a Bantu language of Mozambique. It is used as a trade language throughout Tete Province.
Geographic distribution.
Nyungwe is spoken by more than 439,000 people in Mozambique along the Zambezi River, principally in Tete Province.
Official status.
While Portuguese is the only official language of Mozambique, Nyungwe is one of the recognized national languages.
Phonology.
The phonological inventory is:
History.
Many vocabulary words collected by David Livingstone in Tete in the 1850s, and Courtois in the 1890s are similar to the words in common use by Nyungwe-speaking people today.