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Baiso language

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Baiso
Giddicho, Alkali
Native toEthiopia
Regionin region of Lake Abaya
EthnicityBayso people (5,500 (2007 census)[1]), Haro people (L2)
Native speakers
4,600 (2007 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsw
Glottologbais1246
ELPBayso

Baiso is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, in the region around Lake Abaya.[1] It is an unwritten language.[1]

Phonology

The following sounds are used in the Baiso language:[2][3]

Consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless (p) t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
ejective
implosive ɗ
Sibilant voiceless s t͡ʃ
voiced (z) d͡ʒ
ejective t͡ʃʼ
Fricative f ʃ h
Nasal plain m n ɲ
implosive
Trill r
Approximant l j
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i, u,
Mid e, o,
Open a,

References

  1. ^ a b c d Baiso at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Fleming, Harold C. (1964). "Baiso and Rendille: Somali Outliers". Rassegna di Studi Etiopici. 20: 35–96. JSTOR 41299528.
  3. ^ Lemmi Kebebew Gnarie. 2018. Grammatical Description and Documentation of Bayso. (Doctoral dissertation, Addis Ababa University; 283pp.)[1]

Further reading