Also Known As:
Chabu, Shabu, Sabu, Shako, Mekeyer, Mikeyir, Mikair
Dialects & Varieties
"Documentation and Grammatical Description of the Shabo Language: A Very Endangered Isolate Language of Southwestern Ethiopia" HRELP Abstract
Tsehay, Kibebe. 2010. ""Documentation and Grammatical Description of the Shabo Language: A Very Endangered Isolate Language of Southwestern Ethiopia" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=234.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Since the Shabos are scattered amongst the Majangir and Shekkacho people, almost all of them are multilingual with the languages spoken by these groups."
Location and Context
Countries
Southwestern Ethiopia;
Location Description
"Around the Sheka Forest in Southwestern Ethiopia"
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
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