Also Known As:
Kigweno, Ghonu, Kighonu
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
This is an excerpt from an article that discusses different Bantu languages.
The wikipedia page for the Gweno language. Somewhat scant.
There is a group discussion on the Gweno language on Facebook called FURERE KIGHONU.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few thousand
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Gerard Philippson and Derek Nurse. 2000. "Gweno, a Little Known Bantu Language of Northern Tanzania." In Lugha za Tanzania/Languages of Tanzania: a study dedicated to the memory of the late Prof. C. Maganga, edited by K. K. Kahigi et al. 89: 233-284. Netherlands: Research School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), Universiteit Leiden.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Gerard Philippson and Derek Nurse. 2000. "Gweno, a Little Known Bantu Language of Northern Tanzania." In Lugha za Tanzania/Languages of Tanzania: a study dedicated to the memory of the late Prof. C. Maganga, edited by K. K. Kahigi et al. 89: 233-284. Netherlands: Research School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), Universiteit Leiden.