| Siwi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Žlan n Isiwan | ||
| Spoken in | Egypt | |
| Region | Siwa Oasis, Gara Oasis | |
| Total speakers | about 15,000 | |
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | ber | |
| ISO 639-3 | siz | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Siwi is a Berber language of Egypt, spoken by about 15,000 people in and around the oasis of Siwa, near the Libyan border. The language has been heavily influenced by Egyptian Arabic, to a greater degree than most Berber languages. It continues to be the first language of Siwi children.
See also
References
- Ethnologue Report for Siwi
- World Atlas of Language Structures entry
- Werner Vycichl. 2005. "Jlân n Isîwan: Sketch of the Berber Language of the Oasis of Siwa (Egypt)," Berberstudien & A Sketch of Siwi Berber (Egypt). Ed. Dymitr Ibriszimow & Maarten Kossmann. Berber Studies, vol. 10. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. ISBN 3-89645-389-0
External links
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