Daatsʼíin

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: dtn
Alternate Names: Sa-Daatsʼíin
Population: 300 (2015 C. Ahland).
Location:: Amhara region: Qwara district, small villages in Mahadid K’ebele; Benishangul-Gumuz region: Guba district, villages in Aynshemsh K’ebele.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, B’aga
Dialects: Low mutual intelligibility with Gumuz [guk]. Lexical similarity: 86% with Gumuz [guk] (southern dialects).
Typology: SVO; incorporated prepositions; tense and aspect marked in verb; active, passive, middle voice; 33 consonants and 5 vowels; tonal (high, low); inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use: Home, community. Used by all. Most also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd]. Many also use Gumuz [guk]. Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Daatsʼíin
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Amhara region: Qwara district, small villages in Mahadid K’ebele; Benishangul-Gumuz region: Guba district, villages in Aynshemsh K’ebele.