Shwai language

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Shwai
Shirumba
Native to Sudan
Region Nuba Hills
Ethnicity Shwai
Native speakers
(3,500 cited 1989) [1]
Dialects
  • Ndano
  • Shabun
  • Shirumba
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 shw
Glottolog shwa1239
ELP Shwai
Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Shwai is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Shwai (Shuway) is a Niger–Congo language in the Heiban family spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. It is also called Ludumor. Dialects are Shabun, Cerumba (Shirumba), Ndano.

Related Research Articles

Shwai is an ethnic group in Sudan. They speak Shwai, a Niger–Congo language. Many members of this ethnicity are Muslim. The population of this ethnicity possibly exceeds 5,000. The origin of this ethnic group are the Nuba Mountains.

References

  1. ↑ Shwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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