Shinasha | |
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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 |
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]