Also Known As:
Mwiini, Chimwiini, Af-Chimwiini, Barwaani, Bravanese, Chimiini
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
The Wikipedia page for the Bravanese dialect of Swahili, otherwise known as Mwini, among other names
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Brent Henderson. 2010. "Chimwiini: Endangered Status and Syntactic Distinctiveness." In Journal of West African Languages, 37: Online: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/bhendrsn/JWAL%%20paper%%20Chimwiini.pdf.
Bibliography of Locations:
Brent Henderson. 2010. "Chimwiini: Endangered Status and Syntactic Distinctiveness." In Journal of West African Languages, 37: Online: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/bhendrsn/JWAL%%20paper%%20Chimwiini.pdf.
Bibliography of Context:
Brent Henderson. 2010. "Chimwiini: Endangered Status and Syntactic Distinctiveness." In Journal of West African Languages, 37: Online: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/bhendrsn/JWAL%%20paper%%20Chimwiini.pdf.