Endangered Languages Project - Kw'adza

Kw'adza

^{[aka Qwadza, Kwadza, Ng’omvia]}

Classification: Afro-Asiatic

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Qwadza, Kwadza, Ng’omvia, Ngomvya
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wka
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"No known L1 speakers. C. Ehret reportedly worked with the last speaker (1976 M. Bender). Confirmed by R. Kiessling (1999)."

Scripts (Writing system): none

PLACES: Tanzania

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Manyara region: Mbulu district."

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"There may be a few speakers left in the area of Itiso and Solwu."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In the late 1970s there were only 4 men and 1 woman who knew Kwadza"

DATE OF INFO: 1970

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Tanzania

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Tanzania, Dodoma District, at Bankolo... and near Isolo."

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing