The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: DAL
ISO 639-2: cus
| Population | 3,000 possibly (1987 SIL). |
| Region | Near the mouth of the Tana River, Lamu and Tana River districts, Coast Province. |
| Alternate names | SANYE, GUO GARIMANI |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, South. |
| Comments | The language has clicks, although unrelated to Khoisan languages. Highly assimilated and bilingual in Swahili. Different from Sanye (Waata). The name 'Dahalo' is derogatory. Traditional religion. |