Fwe language
Fwe, or Chifwe, is a Bantu language spoken by 10,000 people along the Okavango River in the Zambezi region of Namibia and in the Western Province in Zambia. It is closely related to Kuhane, and is one of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have click consonants.
| Fwe | |
|---|---|
| cìfwè | |
| Region | Zambezi region, Namibia and Western Province, Zambia |
Native speakers | 10,200 (2006) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fwe |
| Glottolog | fwee1238 |
K.402 | |
| Person | màfwè |
|---|---|
| People | cìfwè |
Although under the pressure of Lozi and Kuhane (Subiya), Fwe speakers tend to have a positive attitude towards Fwe, and speaking Fwe is often considered an important part of one's identity, and thus underscores the vitality of the language.
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