Hamer-Banna
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A language of Ethiopia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Amar, Amarcocche, Amer, Ammar, Bana, Banna, Beshada, Cocche, Hamar, Hamar-Koke, Hamer, Hammer, Hammercoche, Kara Kerre
Population
81,620, all users. L1 users: 74,500 (2007 census). 47,500 Hamer, 27,000 Banna. L2 users: 7,120. 38,400 monolinguals (1994 census).
Location
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south Omo zone, near Omo river; north of Lake Turkana, near Kenya and Sudan borders; Oromia region: Borena zone.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Hamer and Banna are separate ethnic groups who speak virtually the same language.
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 1%.
Language Resources
Traditional religion, Christian.