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Gawwada

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: gwd

Population	32,700 (1994 census). 27,477 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 33,971 (1994 census).
Region	Omo region, west of Lake Chamo.
Language map	Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 30
Alternate names	Gauwada, Gawata, Kawwad’a, Kawwada
Dialects	Dihina (Tihina, Tihinte), Gergere (K’ark’arte), Gobeze, Gollango (Kollanko), Gorose (Gorrose, Korrose), Harso (Worase). Lexical similarity: 78% with Bussa [dox], 73% with Tsamai [tsb], 77% with the Harso dialect, 92% with the Gollango dialect, 41% with Konso [kxc]. The Harso dialect has 80% with the Dobase dialect of Bussa [dox], 56% with Tsamai [tsb].
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Dullay
Language use	1,367 L2 speakers. Positive attitude. Also use Amharic [amh].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 22.3%.
Writing system	Ethiopic script.
Comments	SOV. Peasant agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEKELE, Yegzaw; CHERU, Zewde; KUSIA SHENKERE, Dinote; TANABE, Wolde-Gebriel; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 1994. "Second survey of language of the Gawwada, Tsamay and Diraasha areas with excursions to Birayle (Ongota) and Arbore (Irbore), report part 1."

GIRARD, Tim, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Werizoid dialect chain."  

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."  

WEDEKIND, Klaus, editor. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the languages of the Gawwada (Dullay), Diraasha (Gidole), Muusiye (Bussa) areas."