Kwegu language

Kwegu
Kwegu
Native to	Ethiopia
Region	Southwest, Omo River west bank
Ethnicity	5,100 Kwegu (2007 census)
Native speakers	(ca. 300 cited 1987-1990)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Southern Eastern? Surmic South Southeast Kwegu; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Yidinich (Yidinit); Muguji;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xwg
Glottolog	kweg1241
ELP	2677; Kwegu;
	Kwegu
	Coordinates: 7.0°N 36.083°E

Kwegu (also Bacha, Koegu, Kwegi, Menja, Nidi) is a Surmic language spoken in the Southwest of Ethiopia, on the west bank of the Omo River.

RegionSouthwest, Omo River west bank

Ethnicity5,100 Kwegu (2007 census)

Native speakers

(ca. 300 cited 1987-1990)^[1]

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