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Dizi

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: mdx

Population	21,100 (1994 census), increasing. 17,583 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 21,894 (1994 census).
Region	Kafa region, near Maji town.
Language map	Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 25
Alternate names	Dizi-Maji, Dizinog, Dizinya, Maji, Majinya, Sizi, Twoyu
Dialects	Related to Sheko [she], Nayi [noz].
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Dizoid
Language use	2,054 L2 speakers. Home, church, market. All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 16.8%.
Writing system	Ethiopic script.
Comments	SOV; tonal. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEACHY, Marvin, author. 2005. An overview of Central Dizin phonology and morphology.  

BEACHY, Marvin, author. 2010. A Brief Grammar of the Diizin Language.

BREEZE, Mary J., author. 1988. "Phonological features of Gimira and Dizi."

Vernacular Publications

Diizi dogŋ (Diizi life). 2009.

Diizi noogu isk kar xsufəgis tsaskŋki maxsaf; Diizin transition primer. 2009.

Dizinka Golinka Inggɘlizinka ed tamɘr mɛtsˀaf yasɘz = Dizinya Amarinyana Inglizinya K'wank'wa memariya tɘnɘsh mes'ihaf = Dizin Amharic and English language learning booklet. 2007.

Tsə dadusis (Stories for children). 2009.

Tsəyka erəmka (Stories and proverbs). 2009.