Male
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | 53,800 (1998 census). 40,660 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 46,458 (1998 census). |
| Region | Omo region, southeast of Jinka. |
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Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 53 |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 48% with Dorze [doz], 46% with the Gofa dialect of Gamo-Gofa-Dawro [gmo], 45% with Koorete [kqy], 44% with the Gamo dialect of Gamo-Gofa-Dawro [gmo], 43% with Wolaytta [wal] and the Dawro dialect of Gamo-Gofa-Dawro [gmo]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gimojan, Ometo-Gimira, Ometo |
| Language use | 6,730 L2 speakers. Home. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 4.5%. Interest in Male literature. |
| Writing system | Ethiopic script. |
| Comments | Different from Malo (see Zayse). SOV. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
SIEBERT, Ralph, author. 1995. "A survey of the Male language."
SIEBERT, Ralph, author. 2001. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Male language of Ethiopia."
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