Shwai language

Niger–Congo language of Sudan

Shwai
Shirumba
Native to	Sudan
Region	Nuba Hills
Ethnicity	Shwai
Native speakers	(3,500 cited 1989)^[1]
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 (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.

References

^ Shwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Languages of Sudan

Official languages

Indigenous
languages

Nilo-Saharan	Daza Dinka Doni Fur Kadallu Kadugli Kanga Keiga Krongo Temein Tese Tulishi Tumtum Zaghawa
Niger-Congo	Acheron Amira Dengebu Ebang Jomang Katla Ko Kwalib Laro Logol Lumun Moro Nding Ngile Shirumba Tagoi Tegali Tegem Tima Tiro Tocho Torona Utoro Warnang
Other	Beja Domari

Other languages

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Kordofanian languages (geographic)

Talodi–Heiban

Heiban	Ebang Ko Kwalib Laro Logol Moro Shirumba Tiro Utoro Warnang
Talodi	Acheron Dagik Jomang Lumun Nding Ngile Tocho Torona

Katla	Domorik Kaalak
Rashad	Tagoi Tegali

Western	Kanga Keiga Tulishi
Eastern	Krongo Tumtum
Other	Kadugli

Amira
Tegem

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