Em Moçambique há 33 línguas:
CHOPI (SHICHOPI, COPI, CICOPI, SHICOPI, TSCHOPI, TXOPI, TXITXOPI) - 760 000.
CHWABO (CHICHWABO, CHUABO, CHWAMPO, CUABO, CICUABO, CUAMBO, CHUAMBO, TXUWABO, LOLO, ECHUWABO, ECHUABO) - 664 279
KOTI (COTI, EKOTI, AKOTI, ANGOCHE, ANGOXE) - 41 287
KUNDA (CHIKUNDA, CIKUNDA, CHICUNDA) - 3258
LOMWE (NGULU, INGULU, NGURU, MIHAVANE, MIHAVANI, MIHAWANI, WESTERN MAKUA, LOMUE, ILOMWE, ELOMWE, ALOMWE, WALOMWE, CHILOWE, CILOWE, ACILOWE, LOLO) - 1 300 000
MAKHUWA-MACA (MACA, MAKA, EMAKA, KHINGA, EKHINGA, TTHWARI, ETTHWARI, MWIKARI, EMWUIKARI, COASTAL MAKHUWA)- 300.000 a 400.000
MAKHUWA-MAKHUWANA (MAKHUWANA, MAKUANA, EMAKHUWANA) - 2 500 000
MAKHUWA-METTO (MAKUA, IMAKUA, MAKOA, MAKOANE, MATO, MAQUOUA, KIMAKUA, MACUA) - 1 500 000
MAKHUWA-SHIRIMA (WEST MAKUA, XIRIMA, ESHIRIMA, CHIRIMA, SHIRIMA, MAKHUWA-NIASSA) - 900 000
MAKONDE (CHIMAKONDE, CHINIMAKONDE, CIMAKONDE, KONDE, MAKONDA, MACONDE, SHIMAKONDE, MATAMBWE) - 360 000
MAKWE (KIMAKWE, PALMA) - 20 000 a 30 000
MANYIKA (CHIMANYIKA, MANIKA) - 100 000
MARENDJE (EMARENDJE, MARENJE)- 402 861
MAZARO - ?
MWANI (KIMWANI, MWANE, MUANE, QUIMUANE, IBO) - 100 000
NDAU (CHINDAU, NJAO, NDZAWU, SOUTHEAST SHONA, SOFALA) - 109 000
NGONI (CHINGONI, KINGONI,
ANGONI, KISUTU, SUTU) - 35 000
NSENGA (CHINSENGA, SENGA)- 141 000
NYANJA (CHINYANJA)- 423 000
NYUNGWE (CHINYUNGWI, CINYUNGWE, NYONGWE, TETA, TETE, YUNGWE) - 262 455
PODZO (CHIPODZO, CIPODZO, PUTHSU, SHIPUTHSU) - 86 000
PORTUGUÊS – generalizado
RONGA (SHIRONGA, XIRONGA, GIRONGA) - 423 797
SAKAJI (ESAKAJI, SANKAJI, SANGAJI, SANGAGE, THEITHEI) - 18 000
SENA (CISENA, CHISENA) - 1 086 040
SHONA ("SWINA", CHISHONA) - 759 923
SWAHILI - 6000
SWATI (SWAZI, ISISWAZI, SISWATI, TEKELA, TEKEZA) – 731
TONGA (GITONGA, INHAMBANE, SHENGWE, BITONGA, TONGA-INHAMBANE) - 223 971
TSONGA (SHITSONGA, XITSONGA, THONGA, TONGA, GWAMBA) - 1 500 000
TSWA (SHITSWA, KITSWA, SHEETSWA, XITSWA) - 695 121
YAO (CHIYAO, CIYAO, ACHAWA, ADSAWA, ADSOA, AJAWA, AYAWA, AYO, DJAO, HAIAO, HIAO, HYAO, JAO, VEIAO, WAJAO) - 194 107
ZULU (ISIZULU, ZUNDA) - 1 798
No Sul, as classes urbanas assumiram o Inglês como segunda língua, devido à proximidade da África do Sul.
