Endangered Languages Project - Sawknah

Sawknah

^{[aka Sokna, Sawkna,]}

Classification: Afro-Asiatic

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Sokna, Sawkna
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Berber
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		swn
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Lameen Souag (2012)

Dormant
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Likely dormant.

PLACES: Libya

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sokna is spoken (if it still survives) in the town of that name, Sokna/Sawkna/Sawknah.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"No accurate figures. Etimates from various sources, published and local."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "According to Ethnologue, the language is spoken in the Tripolitania region."

Dormant
Extinct?
Native speakers worldwide

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: Libya: Amazigh languages suppressed by Qaddafi

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29.066667, 15.783333

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Compare Sources (2)

Information from: “Personal Communication” . Lameen Souag (2012)