Shatt

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
shj
Alternate Names
Caning
Autonym
Ikä Caning
User Population

30,000 (2014 T. Stirtz).

Location

South Kordofan state: Shatt Daman, Shatt Safia, and Shatt Tebeldia; Abu Hashim and Abu Sinam areas.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Daju, Eastern Daju
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Liguri [liu], 62% with Dar Fur Daju [daj] (Nyala and Lagowa), 60% with Dar Sila Daju [dau].

Typology

SVO.

Language Development

Orthography and literacy materials developed. Literature. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Shatt
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Thuri (Shatt) [thu] in the Lwo group.