Alternate Names: Bacha, Koegu, Kwegi, Menja, Nidi
Dialects: Muguji, Yidinich (Yidi, Yidinit). Listed dialects may not be inherently intelligible with Kwegu. May be a name for several hunter groups. Lexical similarity: 36% with Mursi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,640 (2007 census). Ethnic population: 2,630 (2007 census). L2 users: 51.
Language Use: Diminishing among adults. Also use the Bodi dialect of Me’en [mym]. Also use Mursi [muz].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 0%.
Typology: SVO; postpositions.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Seen as lower class by Bodi, Mursi, Karo, or Nyangatom. Men from these patron groups may marry Kwegu women. A small group who maintain a basically constant population.