Melo
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A language of Ethiopia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Malo
Population
24,860, all users. L1 users: 20,200 (1994 census). L2 users: 4,660. 13,700 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 20,200 (1994 census).
Location
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: north Omo zone, Malo-Koza area.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with the majority of Ometo language varieties.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 10%.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].