Mesmes
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A language of Ethiopia
ISO 639-3
Population
No known L1 speakers. One L1 speaker was still living in 2001 (2018 M. Ahland).
Location
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gurage, Hadiyya, and Kambaata zones.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Dialects
None known. Related to Sebat Bet Gurage [sgw].
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
While it appears that the language is no longer spoken, the Mesmes ethnic and cultural identity is strong and remains important across the community (2018 M. Ahland).
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].