Nayi

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
noz
Alternate Names
Nao, Na’o
Population

7,190 (2007 census). 1,140 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 12,000 (Dimmendaal 2007). L2 users: 1,880.

Location

Scattered in YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch State, Decha Awraja, Shoa Bench wereda, Dulkuma village; Sheko wereda, Aybera, Kosa, and Jomdos villages.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Dizoid
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 58% with Dizin [mdx].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Mainly adults. Also use Kafa [kbr].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 7%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nayi
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].