Mesqan

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
mvz
Alternate Names
Masqan, Meskan
Population

195,000 (2007 SIL). Ethnic population: 205,000 (Woreda Farmers’ Cooperatives Office).

Location

Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), west Gurage zone, Mesqan woreda, principal villages: Mikayelo, Mesqan, Butajira and Hudat.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, South, Outer, tt-Group
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mesqan
Writing
Unwritten.