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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Sharwa

Sharwa

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3swq

Population  5,100 (2000 SIL).
Region  Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, South Bourrah Subdivision; a few in North Province, Mayo-Louti Division.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 47
Alternate names   Sarwaye, Sherwin, Tchevi
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.8
Language use  Shifting to Fulfulde [fub].
Comments  Different from Sarua [swy] (Sarwa) of Chad. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BRYE, Edward, author. 2003. "A rapid appraisal language survey of Sharwa, a language of Cameroon (Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Far North Province)."  Available online

BRYE, Edward, author. 2009. "Jimjimen, Gude, Tsuvan, and Sharwa wordlists."  Available online