Glottolog mwin1241 | ISO 639-3 (included in swh) Guthrie code G.412 | |
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahiliBravanese | ||
Bravanese, also called Chimwiini (ChiMwini, Mwiini, Mwini) or Chimbalazi) is a variety of Swahili spoken by the Bravanese people, who are the predominant inhabitants of Barawa, or Brava, in Somalia. Maho (2009) considers it a distinct language.
References
Bravanese dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA