Shinasha language explained

Shinasha
Nativename:Borna
Region:Ethiopia
Ethnicity: Bora (2007 census)
Date:2007 census
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Omotic
Fam3:North
Fam4:Gonga
Dia1:Amuru
Dia2:Wenbera
Dia3:Gamila
Dia4:Guba
Script:Latin
Iso3:bwo
Glotto:boro1277
Glottorefname:Boro (Ethiopia)

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.[2]

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  1. http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=264&format=raw&Itemid=521 Ethiopia 2007 Census
  2. Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. "Boro, a language of Ethiopia", Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.