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Ongota

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: bxe

Population  8. Ethnic population: 89 (2000 M. Brenzinger).
Region  Southeast Omo region, west bank of Weyt’o River. 1 village.
Language map  Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 63
Alternate names   “Birale” , “Birelle” , Ifa, “Shanqilla”
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Unclassified
Language use  Older adults. Not supportive of language maintenance. Ethnic group members who do not speak Birale conduct their affairs in Tsamai [tsb].
Comments  SOV; postpositions, genitives follow noun heads, suffixes indicate noun case, verb affixes mark subject, person, number, and gender; passive; causative. Agriculturalists; hunters. Nearly extinct.

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