Kwavi is the dialect of
Maasai spoken by the
Kwavi people (a.k.a. Parakuyo or Baraguyu) of
Tanzania. According to Hurskainen (1994), "The Parakuyo (earlier also called Ilparakuyo, Baraguyu, Kwavi, Lumbwa, and Iloikop) are a
Maa-speaking ethnic group scattered over a large area in the northeastern and central parts of
Tanzania", while Beidelman (1960) confirms that "Kwavi" and "Baraguyu" are synonymous.
Bibliography
* T.O. Beidelman. "The Baraguyu", in ''Tanganyika notes and records'', 1960, no. 55, p. 244–278.
*
Arvi Hurskainen. "Plant taxonomy of the Parakuyo (Tanzania)" in ''Nordic Journal of African Studies'', 1994, vol. 3, no. 2, p. 117–162
* Karsten Legère. 2002
The "Languages of Tanzania" Project: background, resources and perspectives ''Africa and Asia'', No. 2, 2002.
Maa languages
Languages of Tanzania
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