Hamer-Banna
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | 42,800 (1994 census). 38,354 monolinguals (1994 census). Ethnic population: 42,466 (1994 census). |
| Region | South Omo region, near Omo River; north of Lake Turkana, southwest corner, near Kenya, Uganda, Sudan borders. |
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Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 35 |
| Alternate names | Amar, Amarcocche, Amer, Ammar, Bana, Banna, Beshada, Cocche, Hamar, Hamar-Koke, Hamer, Hammer, Hammercoche, Kara Kerre |
| Dialects | Hamer and Banna are separate ethnic groups who speak virtually the same language. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, South |
| Language use | 7,120 L2 speakers. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 1.4%. |
| Comments | SOV. Pastoralists. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
JOSWIG, Andreas, author. 2011. A Brief Grammar of the Hamer Language.
OLSCHOWY, Ute, author. 2012. A Brief Grammar of the Banne Language.
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