Mekeyer

E867085

Mekeyer is an alternative name for the Shabo language, a highly endangered and poorly documented language spoken in southwestern Ethiopia.

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Label Occurrences
Mekeyer canonical 2

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endangered language
language
alternativeNameOf Shabo language NERFINISHED
country Ethiopia
documentationStatus poorly documented
endangermentStatus highly endangered
hasAlternativeName Mekeyir NERFINISHED
Mikeyir NERFINISHED
Shabo NERFINISHED
Shabo language
hasClassificationIssue genetic affiliation uncertain
hasGlottocode shab1250
hasISO6393Code sbf
hasNumberOfSpeakers very small speaker population
hasResearchInterestIn African linguistics
language classification
language endangerment studies
hasWritingSystem no standard writing system
isConsidered linguistically divergent
isEndangeredBecauseOf language shift to neighboring languages
isMinorityLanguageIn Ethiopia NERFINISHED
isSpokenNear Majangir-speaking areas
Surmic-speaking areas
isSubjectOf linguistic fieldwork
languageFamilyStatus unclassified language
languageStatus severely endangered
region Southwest Ethiopia NERFINISHED
spokenBy Shabo people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Ethiopia NERFINISHED
spokenInRegion southwestern Ethiopia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shabo alternativeName Mekeyer