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Gayil

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3gyl

Population  55,700 (2007).
Region  Southwest, South Omo zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPR), North Aari Wereda.
Language map  Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 31
Alternate names   Gayl, Gayi, Galila, Gelila, Northern Ari
Dialects  Related to Aari [aiw], Dime [dim], Hamer-Banna [amf], Karo [kxh].
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, South
Language use  Vigorous. Home, market, church.

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Academic Publications

ABEBE, Alemayehu, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report on the Ometo dialect of Ethiopia, part II."  Available online