Kafa
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | 570,000 (1994 census). 445,018 monolinguals (1994 census). |
| Region | Kafa region, Bonga town area. May be some in Sudan. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 41 |
| Alternate names | Caffino, Kaffa, Kaficho, Kefa, Keffa, Manjo |
| Dialects | Kafa, Bosha (Garo). Related to Shekkacho [mpy]. Bosha may be a separate language. Manjo is an argot based on Kafa [kbr] (Bender 1983). |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gonga, South |
| Language use | 46,720 L2 speakers. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 22%. NT: 2001. |
| Writing system | Ethiopic script. Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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