Nyangatom
A language of Ethiopia
| Population | 14,200 (1994 census). 13,797 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 14,201 (1994 census). |
| Region | Extreme southwest corner, Omo region, Omo River and Kibish River settlement centers. Follow cattle into Sudan, Moru Angipi region. |
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Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 62 |
| Alternate names | Dongiro, Donyiro, Idongiro, Inyangatom |
| Dialects | Inherently intelligible with Toposa [toq] and Turkana [tuv]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Teso-Turkana, Turkana |
| Language use | 123 L2 speakers. Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 2%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Seminomadic. VSO; highly inflectional, grammatical tone (tense, case); vowel harmony; voiceless vowels. Pastoralists: cattle herders; agriculturalists: sorghum, beans. Traditional religion. |
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