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Name: Gweno
Type: Language
Alternate Name: Kigweno
Spoken in: Tanzania
Number of speakers: 2,200 (2006). Few speakers (2000 M. Brenzinger). Ethnic population: 2,000 or more (Ethnologue)
Number of speakers: 10 (UNESCO)
Code: gwe
Code Standard: ISO 639-3
Documentation: SIL
Families: Niger-Congo (Niger-Kordofanian)
Parent Subgroup: Chaga (E.30) (chag)

Endangerment Status


Linguist List Status: Nearly Extinct
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered
Ethnologue Status: Nearly Extinct
Sutherland's Red List: Endangered

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