Shinasha language
Shinasha, also known as Boro (Borna, Bworo) is a North Omotic language spoken in western Ethiopia by the Shinasha people. Its speakers live in scattered areas north of the Abay River: in the Dangur, Bullen, Dibate and Wenbera districts, which are parts of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.[4]
| Shinasha | |
|---|---|
| Borna | |
| Region | Ethiopia |
| Ethnicity | 61,000 Bora (2007 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 36,000 (2007 census)[2][3] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bwo |
| Glottolog | boro1277 |
| ELP | Boró |
Notes
- Borna at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- Borna at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- Ethiopia 2007 Census
- Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. "Boro, a language of Ethiopia", Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
References
- Lamberti, Marcello (1993) Die Shinassha-Sprache – Materialien zum Boro. Heidelberg. Universitätsverlag C. Winter.
Further reading
- Franz Rottland (1990), "A sketch of Shinasha morphology", Omotic Language Studies, Richard Hayward (editor), pp. 185–209. London: SOAS.
- Idar Bergfjord (2013), Issues in Borna Phonology, MA thesis, University of Oslo
External links
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Shinassha
- Website maintained by the language community, with published literature, including an online dictionary
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