Basketo
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A language of Ethiopia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Baskatta, Basketo-Dokka, Basketto, Mesketo, Misketto
Population
101,560, all users. L1 users: 92,600 (2007 census). L2 users: 8,960. 42,800 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 78,300 (2007 census).
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. NT: 2014.
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Writing
Ethiopic script [Ethi].
Christian.