SIZ ISO 639-3
Siwi
A language of Egypt
- ISO 639
- siz
- Alternate Names
- Oasis Berber, Sioua, Siwa, Zenati, ijlaan n siwaan
- Population
- 20,000 in Egypt (2013).
- Location:
- Matruh governorate: northwest desert, Siwa oasis; several isolated villages in Gara oasis.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Eastern, Siwa
- Dialects
- None known. Not closely related to other Berber languages.
- Language Use
- Also use Egyptian Spoken Arabic [arz].
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Al Butnan district: Jaghbub town.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Libya
Language Name
Siwi
Map
Location: Matruh governorate: northwest desert, Siwa oasis; several isolated villages in Gara oasis.
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