Shwai_language

Shwai
Shwai
Shirumba
Native to	Sudan
Region	Nuba Hills
Ethnicity	Shwai
Native speakers	(3,500 cited 1989)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Kordofanian Talodi–Heiban Heiban West–Central Shirumba Shwai; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Ndano; Shabun; Shirumba;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	shw
Glottolog	shwa1239
ELP	Shwai
	Shwai is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Shwai language

Niger–Congo language of Sudan

Shwai (Shuway) is a Niger–Congo language in the Heiban family spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. It is also called Ludumor. Dialects are Shabun, Cerumba (Shirumba), Ndano.

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