Gwere language

Gwere
Gwere
(O)lugwere
Native to	Uganda
Region	Eastern Region
Ethnicity	Bagwere
Native speakers	410,000 (2002 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza North Nyanza Gwere; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gwr
Glottolog	gwer1238
Guthrie code	JE.17

Gwere, or Lugwere, is the language spoken by the Gwere people (Bagwere), a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Soga and Ganda, which neighbour the Gwere.

^ Gwere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-1] Gwere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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