Ethnologue

Shatt

ISO 639-3

Autonym

Caning

Population

30,000 (2014 T. Stirtz).

Location

Janub Kurdufan state: Shatt Daman, Shatt Safia, and Shatt Tebeldia; Abu Hashim and Abu Sinam areas.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

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.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Thuri (Shatt) [thu] in the Lwo group.