Shawiya

Zenati variety of the Tamazight language spoken by the Shawi Berbers of the Awras region of eastern Algeria
Intangible natural_language Q33274
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Shawiya

Summary

Shawiya is a natural language[1]. Shawiya draws 202 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #238 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shawiya is in the country of Algeria[3].
  • Shawiya's instance of is recorded as natural language[4].
  • Shawiya's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Shawiya is a type of Zenati languages[6].
  • Shawiya's writing system is recorded as Arabic alphabet[7].
  • Shawiya's writing system is recorded as Tifinagh[8].
  • Shawiya's writing system is recorded as Berber Latin alphabet[9].
  • Shawiya's Commons category is recorded as Shawiya language[10].
  • Shawiya's Wikimedia language code is recorded as shy[11].
  • Shawiya's Wikimedia language code is recorded as shy-latn[12].
  • Shawiya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shawiya language[13].
  • Shawiya's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+2300000'}[14].
  • Shawiya's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'shy-latn', 'text': 'Tacawit'}[15].
  • Shawiya's indigenous to is recorded as Batna Province[16].
  • Shawiya's indigenous to is recorded as Biskra Province[17].
  • Shawiya's indigenous to is recorded as Tébessa Province[18].
  • Shawiya's indigenous to is recorded as Guelma Province[19].
  • Shawiya's indigenous to is recorded as Khenchela Province[20].
  • Shawiya's indigenous to is recorded as Souk Ahras Province[21].
  • Shawiya's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SHY[22].
  • Shawiya's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 6a Vigorous[23].
  • Shawiya's has grammatical gender is recorded as feminine[24].
  • Shawiya's has grammatical gender is recorded as masculine[25].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[4] and modern language[5]. Shawiya is a type of Zenati languages[6].

Why It Matters

Shawiya draws 202 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #238 of 734).[2] Shawiya has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Shawiya is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Ethnologue. ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Country Algeria
    Instance of
    Indigenous to Batna Province, Biskra Province, Tébessa Province +3
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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