Chabu or Shabo is a minority language of Ethiopia spoken by about 400 people. The Chabu inhabit a forested region in the southwest portion of the country. They are among the last hunter-gatherers on earth. The Chabus' traditional way of life is being threatened by deforestation and the encroachment of settlers and coffee plantations. Their language is considered an isolate and remains unclassified. Visit thelanguagedocumentationcrowd.org today to donate and help a researcher from Mizan-Tepi University document Chabu oral and material culture...before it's too late.Cast: TheLanguageDocumentationCrowdTags: Ethiopia, language documentation, Shabo, hunter-gatherer, Africa, language endangerment and crowd funding
