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Birwa

A language of Botswana

ISO 639-3brl

Population  15,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
Region  Central District, Bobonong Subdistrict; east of Selebi-Phikwe in Bobonong, Kobojango, Semolale, Motalatau, and Mathathane. Also in South Africa.
Language map  Botswana
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Sotho-Tswana (S.30), Sotho

Also spoken in:

South Africa

Language name   Birwa
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HASSELBRING, Sue, author. 2000. A sociolinguistic survey of the languages of Botswana.