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Anfillo

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: myo

Population  500 (1990 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,000 (1990 SIL).
Region  Anfillo Forest, west of Dembi Dolo.
Language map  Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia, reference number 5
Alternate names   Southern Mao
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 53% with Shekkacho [moy].
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gonga, Central
Language use  Older adults. Ethnic group members mainly speak Western Oromo [gaz].
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Comments  SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

SIEBERT, Kati; SIEBERT, Ralph; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report on languages of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha area part 1."  Available online

WEDEKIND, Charlotte; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha area: part II."  Available online