ISO 639-3 · shwshw
Niger–Congo family
Shwai
Shwai is a language of the Talodi–Heiban branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Sudan.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
shw- Glottocode
shwa1239- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Shwai |
|---|---|
| Also called | Shwai language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Shwai
The branches above Shwai, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Sudan
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafemsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mapdSudanese Arabicunclassified · 31.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationbejBejaAfroasiatic · 1.2 m5 · DevelopingtigTigreAfroasiatic · 800,0004 · EducationalfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · Developing