Libido language
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| Libido | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in | Ethiopia | |
| Region | Hadiyya, Kambaata, and Gurage Regions | |
| Total speakers | 36,612 | |
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | liq | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Libido (also known as Mareqo, Marako) is an Afro-Asiatic language of Ethiopia, which is spoken in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, north-east of Hosaena.[1]
It is closely related to Hadiyya and grouped as Highland East Cushitic. Its syntax is SOV; its verb has passive, reflexive and causative constructions, as well as a middle voice.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Libido", Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
[edit] External links
- "Map of Libido", LL-MAP website
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