Aweer
A language of Kenya
| Population | 8,000 in Kenya. Less than 20% monolingual. |
| Region | Coast Province, behind Lamu, and Tana River districts in forests; North-Eastern Province, Garissa District. 11 villages or more. Also in Somalia. |
| Language map |
Kenya, reference number 1 |
| Alternate names | Aweera, Bon, “Boni” , Ogoda, Sanye, Waata, Wata, Wasanye, Waboni, Wata-Bala |
| Dialects | Similar to Garre [ggh] of Somalia, but not alike in culture or appearance. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Rendille-Boni |
| Language use | GIDS 6. Home, community. All ages. Positive attitude. Some also use Somali [som], Orma [orc], or Kiswahili [swh]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1% (2007, BTL). Literacy rate in L2: 40% or less in Kiswahili or English (2007, BTL). Many suspicious of literacy as colonizing force. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Sanye [ssn] (Waat) of the Oromo Group or Dahalo [dal] (Sanye) of Southern Cushitic. Vernacular literature desired. Being settled in scattered villages and encouraged to switch to farming. Hunter-gatherers; agriculturalists: maize, beans. Traditional religion, Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Somalia
| Language name | Aweer |
| Population | Few if any in Somalia (1991). |
| Language map |
Somalia |
| Comments | Hunters. Muslim. |
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