SHW ISO 639-3
Shwai
Cwaya Autonym
A language of Sudan
- ISO 639
- shw
- Alternate Names
- Ludumor, Shirumba, Shuway
- Autonym
- Cwaya
- Population
- 3,500 (1989).
- Location:
- South Kordofan state: 20 km west of Heiban town.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Heiban, West-Central, Shirumba
- Dialects
- Shabun, Cerumba (Shirumba), Ndano.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
- Language Development
- Orthography and literacy materials developed. Literature.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Shwai
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: South Kordofan state: 20 km west of Heiban town.
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