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Arbore

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: arv

Population  4,440 (1994 census). 3,907 monolinguals (1994 census). Ethnic population: 6,559 (1994 census).
Region  Extreme southwest, Omo region, near Lake Stefanie.
Language map  Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 7
Alternate names   Arbora, Erbore, Irbore
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Western Omo-Tana
Language use  3,108 L2 speakers. Also use Konso [kxc].
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 13.9%.
Comments  SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KUSIA SHENKERE, Dinote; SIEBERT, Ralph, authors. 1994. "Second survey of language of the Gawwada, Tsamay and Diraasha areas with excursions to Birayle (Ongota) and Arbare (Irbore)."

WEDEKIND, Klaus, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the languages of the Gawwada, Tsamay and Diraasha areas with excursions to Birayle (Ongota) and Arbore (Irbore) part II."  Available online