Shatt | Ethnologue

A language of Sudan

ISO 639: shj
Alternate Names: Caning
Autonym: Ikä Caning
Population: 30,000 (2014 T. Stirtz).
Location:: South Kordofan state: Shatt Daman, Shatt Safia, and Shatt Tebeldia; Abu Hashim and Abu Sinam areas.
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.

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