Endangered Languages Project - Sawknah

Sawknah

^{[aka Sokna, Sawkna,]}

Classification: Afro-Asiatic

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Sokna, Sawkna
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Berber
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		swn
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Lameen Souag (2012)

Dormant
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Likely dormant.

PLACES: Libya

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sokna is spoken (if it still survives) in the town of that name, Sokna/Sawkna/Sawknah.

Dormant
Extinct?
Native speakers worldwide

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: Libya: Amazigh languages suppressed by Qaddafi

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"No accurate figures. Etimates from various sources, published and local."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "According to Ethnologue, the language is spoken in the Tripolitania region."

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LOCATION INFORMATION

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Compare Sources (2)

Information from: “Personal Communication” . Lameen Souag (2012)