Daats'iin language

Daats'iin
Native to	Ethiopia
Region	Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Ethnicity	Gumuz
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Komuz Gumuz Daats'iin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`dtn`
Glottolog	None

Daats'iin is a Gumuz language of western Ethiopia. It was first reported in 2013 and described by Colleen Ahland in 2014. Of the other Gumuz languages, Daats'iin has the greatest lexical similarity to Southern Gumuz, but the two groups communicate in Arabic or Amharic.^[1]

Grammar

Daats'iin has several grammatical differences from other Gumuz languages. Verbs inflect for aspect (perfective–imperfective) rather than for tense (future–non-future). Verbs are polysynthetic in all languages, but the order of the morphemes differs in Daats'iin, and some morphemes that occur in one language do not occur in the other(s).^[1]

References

Languages of Ethiopia

Official language

Amharic

Regional languages

Semitic	Argobba Ge'ez Gurage Harari Inor Mesqan Muher Sebat Bet Gurage Silt'e Soddo Tigrinya Zay

Cushitic	Afar Alaba Arbore Awngi Baiso Bussa Burji Daasanach Dirasha Gawwada Gedeo Hadiyya Kambaata Konso Libido Oromo Qimant Saho Sidamo Somali Tsamai Xamtanga

Omotic	Aari Anfillo Bambassi Basketo Bench Boro Chara Dime Dizi Dorze Gamo-Gofa-Dawro Ganza Gayil Hamer-Banna Hozo Kachama-Ganjule Kafa Karo Koorete Maale Melo Nayi Oyda Seze Shekkacho Sheko Wolaytta Yemsa Zayse-Zergulla

Nilo-Saharan	Anuak Berta Daats'iin Gumuz Kacipo-Balesi Komo Kwama Kwegu Majang Me'en Murle Mursi Nuer Nyangatom Opuuo Shabo Suri Uduk

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