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Zaysete

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: zay

Population  17,800 (1994 census). 3,000 monolinguals. 10,172 Zayse, 7,625 Zergulla. Ethnic population: 11,232 (1994 census) including 10,842 Zayse, 390 Zergulla.
Region  Omo region, west of Lake Chamo.
Language map  Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 88
Alternate names   Zaisse, Zayse-Zergulla, Zaysitè, Zaysse, Zergula
Dialects  Zergulla (Zergullinya), Zayse. Similar to the Gidicho dialect of Koorete [kqy].
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gimojan, Ometo-Gimira, Ometo, East
Language use  Vigorous. Approximately 7,000 ethnic Gamo speak Zergulla as L1. All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 50%.
Writing system  Ethiopic script.
Comments  SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BRENZINGER, Matthias; HOEFT, Lydia; SIEBERT, Ralph, authors. 1994. "Languages of the Abbaya/Chamo area - report part 1, with notes on Koorete."

HOEFT, Lydia; SIEBERT, Ralph, authors. 2001. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Abbaya/Chamo area of Ethiopia part 1."  Available online