| Shwai | |
|---|---|
| Shirumba | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Nuba Hills |
| Ethnicity | Shwai |
Native speakers | (3,500 cited 1989)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | shw |
| Glottolog | shwa1239 |
| ELP | Shwai |
 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 Kordofan, Sudan. It is also called Ludumor. Dialects are Shabun, Cerumba (Shirumba), Ndano.
References
- ↑ Shwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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