Kwegu
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | Ethnic population: 450 (2007). |
| Region | Southwest, Omo River west bank, Kuchur village. |
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Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 50 |
| Alternate names | Bacha, Koegu, Kwegi, Menja, Nidi |
| Dialects | Yidinich (Yidinit, Yidi), Muguji. Listed dialects may not be inherently intelligible with Kwegu; it may be a name for several hunter groups. Lexical similarity: 36% with Mursi [muz]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Surmic, South, Southeast, Kwegu |
| Language use | Diminishing among adults. 51 L2 speakers. Also use the Bodi dialect of Me’en [mym] or Mursi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 0%. |
| Comments | Seen as lower class by Bodi, Mursi, Karo, or Nyangatom. Men from these patron groups may marry Kwegu women. SVO; postpositions. Hunter-gatherers: hippopotamus, wild fruit, honey; flood and rain cultivation: maize, durra. |
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