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Bravanese dialect

Bravanese
Mwiini
Chimwiini
Native to Somalia
Native speakers
180,000 all Swahili in Somalia (2006)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 (included in swh)
Glottolog mwin1241
G.412

Bravanese, also called Chimwiini (ChiMwini, Mwiini, Mwini) or Chimbalazi) is a variety of Swahili patwa spoken by the Bravanese people, who are the predominant inhabitants of Barawa, or Brava, in Somalia. Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect.



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