Sandawe

• Alternate names: Kisandawe, Sandaui, Sandaweeki, Sandawi, Sandwe
• Scriptures published: Portions (2006--2012)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Some literacy classes, but Sandawe is difficult to write; people prefer Swahili [swh]. Not taught in primary schools. N
• Primary country: United Republic of Tanzania
• Region: Dodoma Region, Kondoa district, between Bubu and Mponde rivers
• Religion: Christian, traditional religion, Muslim
• Livelihood: Hunter-gatherers; fishermen; agriculturalists; pastoralists: cattle
• Number of users: 40,000

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Sandawe
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Sandawe on the web
• Joshua Project: Sandawe — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Sandawe — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • A Sandawe dialect survey