Languages of Mozambique

The Ethnologue lists 43 living languages for Mozambique with many dialects. Interestingly only an estimated 30,000 people speak Portuguese (the language of national reconciliation or official language) as a first language. So why am I wasting my time learning this nearly dead language? Bring on the Tsonga and Macua!

Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.