Siwi
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A language of Egypt
Alternate Names
Oasis Berber, Sioua, Siwa, Zenati, ijlaan n siwaan
User Population
20,000 in Egypt (2013).
Location
Matruh governorate: northwest desert, Siwa oasis; several isolated villages in Gara oasis.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Dialects
None known. Not closely related to other Berber languages.
Language Use
Also use Egyptian Spoken Arabic [arz].
Language Development
Grammar.
Muslim.