Libido
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | 36,600 (1998 census). 14,623 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 38,096 (1998 census). |
| Region | Hadiyya, Kambaata, Gurage region, northeast of Hosaina. |
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Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 51 |
| Alternate names | Marako, Maraqo |
| Dialects | Syntactic, morphological, and lexical differences from Hadiyya [hdy]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Hadiyya, 57% with Kambaata [ktb], 56% with Alaba-Kabeena [alw], 53% with Sidamo [sid]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Highland |
| Language use | 9,208 L2 speakers. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15.7%. |
| Comments | SOV; passive, reflexive, causative, middle voice verbs. Muslim. |
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