Daasanach language
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| Daasanach | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Region | Lower Omo River, Lake Turkana |
| Ethnicity | Daasanach |
| Native speakers | 48,000 in Ethiopia (2007 census)[1] 8,000 in Kenya (1999)[2] |
| Language family |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dsh |
Daasanach (also known as Dasenech, Daasanech, Dathanaik, Dathanaic, Dathanik, Dhaasanac, Gheleba, Geleba, Geleb, Gelebinya, Gallab, Galuba, Gelab, Gelubba, Dama, Marille, Merile, Merille, Morille, Reshiat, Russia) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Daasanach in Ethiopia and Kenya whose homeland is along the Lower Omo River and on the shores of Lake Turkana.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ethiopia 2007 Census
- ^ Daasanach language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
[edit] Further reading
- Sasse, Hans-Jürgen. 1976. "Dasenech" in: Bender, M. Lionel (ed.): The Non-Semitic Languages of Ethiopia. pp. 196–221. East Lansing: African Studies Center.
- Tosco, Mauro. 2001. The Dhaasanac Language, Grammar, Texts and Vocabulary of a Cushitic Language of Ethiopia. Cushitic Language Studies Volume 17. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
[edit] External links
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Dhaasanac
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