Alaba-K’abeena
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | 162,000 (1994 census). 111,077 monolinguals (1994 census). 126,257 Alaba, 35,783 K’abeena. Ethnic population: 125,900 (1998 census). |
| Region | Rift Valley southwest of Lake Shala. Separated by a river from Kambatta [ktb]. |
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Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 3 |
| Alternate names | Alaba, Allaaba, Halaba |
| Dialects | Wanbasana (Alaba), K’abeena. Lexical similarity: 81% with Kambaata [ktb], 64% with Sidamo [sid], 56% with Libido [liq], 54% with Hadiyya [hdy]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Highland |
| Language use | 29,699 L2 users. Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 8.6%. Taught in primary schools. |
| Comments | SOV. Muslim. |
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