Borna
Facts
- Language: Borna
- Alternate names: Boro, Bworo, Scinacia, Shinasha
- Language code: bwo
- Language family: Ta-Ne-Omotic, Kefoid
- Number of speakers: 19900
- Vulnerability: Threatened [Read more...]
- Script: Ge'ez script
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Introduction
Borna 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, Dibate and Wenbera districts, which are parts of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
The verb
External Links
- Sociolinguistic Survey Report of Boro (Shinasha). PDF, 275kB
Verblist
- díhírɛ́ -- to fall
- fʊ̀:gà -- to blow
- kàʃí:rɛ́ -- to dance
- kùhɛ́rɛ́ -- to bark
- ʃú:rá -- to bare child