Alagwa
[aka Alagwaisi, Alagwase, Alawa]Classification: Afro-Asiatic
·threatened
Classification: Afro-Asiatic
·threatened
Alagwaisi, Alagwase, Alawa, Chasi, Asi, Wasi, Kialagwa, Wasai, Uwassi |
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Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, South Cushitic |
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Information from: “Africa” ( ch. 7) . Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
10,000
"Adult members of the ethnic group still appear to have a fairly good command of the language."
Rangi
"Nearly all are bilingual in the Bantu language Rangi, which has become the dominant language among Alagwa children."
Information from: “A survey on language death in Africa” (402) . Sommer, Gabriele (1992) , Brenzinger, Matthias · Mouton de Gruyter
The various sources cited by Sommer (1992) suggest that Alagwa may have anywhere from 0 to 13000 speakers. According to a 1988 census there are about 10000 Alagwa.
Rangi
"All the children play with Rangi children... at school and learn better Thangi than Alagwa"
"The village Kolo is their centre"