ELP ID
17683
ELP Language
Shua
Speaker Number
1000-9999
Public Comment
"The figures underlying the map on Shua-Tshwa are based on surveys conducted in 2008 by Andy Chebanne (p.c.). According to his observations, many of the Shua-Tshwa people have abandoned their language. While older sources still assume 15000 - 20000 speakers (Anderson & Janson 1997:138) for this dialect cluster, Chebanne (Chebanne, p.c.) counted 4100 only."
Source
The twelve modern Khoisan languages
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
4,100 (Shua and Tshwa combined)
Speaker Number Range
1000-9999