ISO 639-3 · swyswy
Afroasiatic family
Sarua
Sarua is a language of the East Chadic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Chad.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
swy- Glottocode
saru1245- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sarua |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sarua language |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Sarua
The branches above Sarua, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Chad
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · DevelopingsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · NationalankGoemaiAfroasiatic · 347,0056b · Threatened