| Bravanese | |
|---|---|
| Chimwiini | |
| Spoken in | Somalia |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
swh – Chimwiini (generic) |
The Bravanese language (also called Chimwiini, ChiMwini, Mwiini, Mwini, or Chimbalazi[1]) is a dialect of the Bantu Swahili language.[2] It is spoken by the Bravanese people, who are the predominant inhabitants of Barawa, or Brava, in Somalia.[3] Many Bravanese also speak Somali, which is an Afro-Asiatic language.