Kafa
E386663
Kafa is an Omotic language spoken primarily in southwestern Ethiopia by the Kafa people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kafa canonical | 1 |
| Kaffa | 1 |
| Keffa Zone | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Omotic language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kafa people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kafi noono
ⓘ
Kefa ⓘ Kefa ⓘ
surface form:
Kefa (Kafa)
Kafa language ⓘ
surface form:
Kefa language
|
| hasBibleTranslation | partial translation available ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
home and community communication
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral literature and storytelling ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | vigorous use (not severely endangered) ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | true ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | kafa1247 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | kbr ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePolicyStatus | recognized for local use in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticClassification |
Gonga
ⓘ
Gonga-Gimojan ⓘ North Omotic ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasMedia | local radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Bench
ⓘ
Dawro ⓘ Dizi ⓘ Gamo ⓘ Shekkacho ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tone language ⓘ |
| hasScriptStatus |
used in print media at local level
ⓘ
written language ⓘ |
| hasStandardizedOrthography | true ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Omotic ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| region |
Kaffa Zone
ⓘ
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kafa people ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Southwestern Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Ethiopia
|
| subfamilyOf | Omotic languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education at primary level in some schools
ⓘ
local administration in Kaffa Zone ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Geʽez script
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopic script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Keffa Zone
this entity surface form:
Kaffa