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ISO 639-3 · brlbrl
Niger–Congo family

Birwa

Birwa is a language of the Sotho–Tswana branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Botswana.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
brl
Glottocode
birw1238
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameBirwa
Also calledBirwa language, Sebirwa

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Birwa

The branches above Birwa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch27Southern Bantubranch7Sotho–TswanabranchbrlBirwalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Botswana30 languages in the index

Also spoken in Botswana

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalherHereroNiger–Congo · 237,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · ThreatenedaueǂKxʼauǁʼeinKhoisan · 7,000