Shabo
Chabu; Shabu; Sabu; Shako; Mekeyer; Mikeyir; Mikair;
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"Spoken by about 600 (probably less) people."
2010
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"Around the Sheka Forest in Southwestern Ethiopia"
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"Since the Shabos are scattered amongst the Majangir and Shekkacho people, almost all of them are multilingual with the languages spoken by these groups."
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"Unseth (1984) was able to interview some younger Shabo-speaking people (approximately 20 years old). These people had some remnant knowledge of Shabo. Whether there were still (older) people who had or have a good command of the language is not clear."
1992
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Ethiopia
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"Ethiopia, southwestern part. The Shabo live scattered among the Majang"
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"Ethiopia, southwestern part. The Shabo live scattered among the Majang"
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"All the Shabo speak Majang while only a few of the Majang speak Shabo"
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400-1000
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2007
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Southwestern Ethiopia
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2010
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2014
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Ethiopia
7.15, 35.3255
"The Chabu inhabit in southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. In a recent administrative reform, they have been placed between the Sheka Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Regional State (SNNPR) and Majang zone of Gambella regional state."
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"The Chabu inhabit in southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. In a recent administrative reform, they have been placed between the Sheka Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Regional State (SNNPR) and Majang zone of Gambella regional state."
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"Ethnic population: 600 or more (2000)." Data for the number of native speakers comes from M. Brenzinger (2000).
2009
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2003
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"The total population of the Shabu, like many of the indigenous people of the region, is not clearly known. It varies from 400 (2000 M. Brenzinger) to 1867 (2007 census); out of a large ethnic population, it is constantly decreasing."
2013
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Ethiopia
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"The Shabu live between Shekicho zone of Southern Nations and Nationalities and Peoples Region and Mejang zone of Gambela Regional government."
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"The Shabu live between Shekicho zone of Southern Nations and Nationalities and Peoples Region and Mejang zone of Gambela Regional government."
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