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Shinasha language

Shinasha language

North Omotic language spoken in western Ethiopia

"Borna language" redirects here. For the retired language description Borna (Democratic Republic of the Congo), see Spurious languages.

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]

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Borna at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Borna at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  3. [3]
    Ethiopia 2007 Census
  4. [4]
    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.

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