Kafa language
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| Kafa | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Ethiopia |
| Region | in Keficho Shekicho Zone |
| Native speakers | 835,000[1] (2007 census) |
| Language family |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kbr |
Kaffa is an Afroasiatic language spoken in Ethiopia around Bonga in the Keficho Shekicho Zone.[2] The language is also called Kafi nono.
[edit] References
- ^ Ethiopia 2007 Census
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Kafa", Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
[edit] Further reading
- Brockelmann, Carl (1950): Zur Grammatik der Kafa-Sprache. in: Brockelmann, Carl (ed.): Abbessinische Berichte über die Verhandlungen der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Leipzig. pp 40–60.
- Cerulli, Enrico (1951), Studi etiopici. Vol. IV: La lingua Caffina. Roma: Istituto Per L'oriente.
- Fleming, Harold C. (1976), "Kefa (Gonga) Languages", in The Non-Semitic Languages of Ethiopia. Bender, M. L. (ed.)
[edit] External links
- "Map of the Kafa language", LL-Map website
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Kefa
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