Ethnologue

Harari

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Adare, Adarinnya, Adere, Aderinya, Gey Sinan, Hararri

Population

33,570, all users. L1 users: 25,800 (2010 UNSD). 20,000 in Addis Ababa, outside Harar City (Hetzron 1997). L2 users: 7,770. 2,350 monolinguals.

Location

Harari region: walled city of Harar; Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.

Language Maps

Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 81%. Used in education. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary.

Language Resources

Writing

Ethiopic script [Ethi].

Other Comments

Muslim.