Shwai

Shwai

Shwai is an ethnic group in Sudan. They speak Shwai, a Niger-Congo language. Many members of this ethnicity are Christians. The population of this ethnicity possibly exceeds 5,000. The origin of this ethnic group are the Nuba Mountains.


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