Maale language
Omotic language of Ethiopia
Maale | |
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Male | |
Native to | Ethiopia |
Region | South Omo, southeast of Jinka |
Native speakers | 105,000 (2010 census)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Writing system | Ethiopic |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mdy |
Glottolog | male1284 |
ELP | Malé |
Maale (also spelled Male) is an Omotic language spoken in the Omo Region of Ethiopia. The Maale people are vigorously maintaining their language despite exposure to outside pressures and languages.[2]
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References
- Van Aswegen, Jacobus. 2008. Language Maintenance and Shift in Ethiopia: The Case of Maale. MA thesis, University of South Africa.
External links
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Maale
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