Shinasha language

Shinasha
Borna
RegionEthiopia
Ethnicity61,000 Bora (2007 census)
Native speakers
36,000 (2007 census)
Dialects
  • Amuru
  • Wenbera
  • Gamila
  • Guba
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3bwo
Glottologboro1277
ELPBoró

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.