FWE ISO 639-3
Fwe
Cìfwè Autonym
A language of Namibia
- ISO 639
- fwe
- Alternate Names
- Mafwe, Sifwe
- Autonym
- Cìfwè
- Population
- 13,700 in Namibia (2016). Total users in all countries: 25,700.
- Location:
- Zambezi region: Kongola, Linyanti, and Sibbinda electoral constituencies.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Subiya-Totela (K.402)
- Dialects
- None known. Similar to Kuhane [sbs] and Totela [ttl].
- Language Use
- All domains. Used by all. Many also use English [eng] (Gunnink 2018). Also use Afrikaans [afr], especially among older generations (Gunnink 2018). Also use Kuhane [sbs] (Gunnink 2018). Also use Lozi [loz] (Gunnink 2018). Also use Totela [ttl] (Gunnink 2018). Also use Yeyi [yey] (Gunnink 2018).
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Fwe
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], developed in 2011.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Western province: Imusho and Sinjembela areas, parts of the Mutomena, along the Zambia-Angola border.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Zambia
Language Name
Fwe
User Population
12,000 in Zambia (Gunnink 2018).
Map
Location: Zambezi region: Kongola, Linyanti, and Sibbinda electoral constituencies.
Size and Vitality
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