SHG ISO 639-3
Shua
Shua Autonym
A language of Botswana
- ISO 639
- shg
- Alternate Names
- Mashuakwe, Sesarwa, Shua-Khwe, Shuakhwena, Tshumakwe
- Autonym
- Shua
- Population
- 2,000 (Brenzinger 2013b).
- Location:
- Central district: Boteti subdistrict, Letlhakane, Mmatshumu, Mokoboxane, Motopi, and Popipi; Tutume subdistrict, Gweta and Nata; North West district: small area southeast.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Khoe-Kwadi, Khoe, Kalahari Khoe, North-Central
- Dialects
- Shua-Khwe (Mashuakwe), Nǀoo-Khwe (Nǀoo, Nǁookhwe), ǀOree-Khwe (ǀKoree-Khoe, ǀOree), ǁ’Aiye (ǀAaye), ǀXaise (ǀAis, ǀHais, ǀHaise, ǀTaise), Tshidi-Khwe (Shete Tsere, Sili, Tcaiti, Tsh’iti), Danisi (Danisa, Danisis, Demisa, Madenassa, Madenasse, Madinnisane), Cara, Deti (Deti-Khwe, Kwaa-Khwe, Tete, Teti, Tletle), Ganádi, Ts’ixa.
- Language Use
- All shifting to Setswana [tsn].
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1978. Agency: Toraa Dao Association.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Shua
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Central district: Boteti subdistrict, Letlhakane, Mmatshumu, Mokoboxane, Motopi, and Popipi; Tutume subdistrict, Gweta and Nata; North West district: small area southeast.
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