Sha | |
States: | Nigeria |
Region: | Plateau State |
Speakers: | 3,000 |
Date: | 1998 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Afro-Asiatic |
Fam2: | Chadic |
Fam3: | West Chadic |
Fam4: | Bole–Angas |
Fam5: | Ron (A.4) |
Iso3: | scw |
Glotto: | shaa1247 |
Glottorefname: | Sha |
Sha is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State and Kaduna State, Nigeria. As of 2018, the language is used for face-to-face communication and lacks a standardized written form. It is spoken by approximately 1,000 people and is considered sustainable.[1]
The primary area where Sha is spoken is in Sha District, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State. Mundat, a closely related language also belonging to the Chadic A.4 branch, is spoken in Mundat village within the same district.[2]