Language

Shua

Shua is a language in the Khoe-Kwadi family spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Shua

Portions of Scripture are reported in Shua.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Shua is spoken

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe

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About Shua

Language family
Khoe-Kwadi
ISO 639-3 code
shg
Glottocode
shua1254
Also known as
Shua: Sili

Dialects and varieties 16

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Shua as a whole.

  • ||'AiyeNo known Scripture
  • |XaiseNo known Scripture
  • CaraNo known Scripture
  • Cara (Botswana)No known Scripture
  • DanisiNo known Scripture
  • DetiNo known Scripture
  • Deti: K'ere-KhweNo known Scripture
  • Deti: Tsh'erekhweNo known Scripture
  • GanadiNo known Scripture
  • Koree-KhoeNo known Scripture
  • N|oo-KhweNo known Scripture
  • Shua-KhweNo known Scripture
  • SiliNo known Scripture
  • Ts'ixaNo known Scripture
  • Tshidi-KhweNo known Scripture
  • ǀOree-KhweNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.