Sawila

Facts

  • Language: Sawila
  • Alternate names: Manata, Wullili, Sawali, "Tanglapui"
  • Language code: swt
  • Language family: Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Tanglapui (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: ~3,000
  • Vulnerability: Threatened
  • Script:

More information:

    Many current village locations are the result of recent migrations from older locations. Christian, traditional religion.

    While Sawila [swt] and Kula [tpg] are both sometimes called 'Tanglapui,' they are separate languages which are not mutually intelligible.