Basketo
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A language of Ethiopia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Baskatta, Basketto, Mesketo
Population
92,600 (2007 census). 42,800 monolinguals. L2 users: 8,960.
Location
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: North Omo zone, plateau west of Bulki.
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Language Status
4 (Educational).
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Oyda [oyd].
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Taught in primary schools as a subject in grades 1–2 and in science as medium of instruction in grades 1–3. Bible portions: 2006.
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Writing
Ethiopic script [Ethi].
Christian.