SWB ISO 639-3
Comorian, Maore
Shimaore Autonym
A language of Mayotte
- ISO 639
- swb
- Alternate Names
- Comores Swahili, Comorian, Comoro, Komoro, Maore
- Autonym
- Shimaore
- Population
- 181,000 in Mayotte (2017). Total users in all countries: 185,500.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity.
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44)
- Language Development
- NT: 1995.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Comorian, Maore
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Madagascar
Language Name
Comorian, Maore
User Population
3,000 in Madagascar (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Réunion
Language Name
Comorian, Maore
User Population
1,500 in Réunion (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).
Map
Location: Widespread.
Size and Vitality
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