Gamo language

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The Gamo language is an Omotic language of southwestern Ethiopia spoken by the Gamo people and closely related to neighboring Wolaytta.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Gamo people 0

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
Omotic language
language
alternativeName Gamo-Gofa-Dawro (historical cover term) NERFINISHED
Gamoigna NERFINISHED
Gamoñña
closelyRelatedTo Wolaytta language
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
ethnologueName Gamo NERFINISHED
glottologName Gamo NERFINISHED
hasDomain home
local administration (limited)
market
hasEthnicAssociation Gamo people NERFINISHED
hasGlottocode gamo1243
hasISO6393Code gmv
hasLinguisticFeature SOV word order
rich verbal morphology
tone or pitch accent (Omotic-typical)
hasNativeSpeakersIn Gamo Zone NERFINISHED
Gofa Zone NERFINISHED
hasResourceType Bible translations (partial)
grammars and wordlists
linguistic descriptions
hasStatus regional language in Ethiopia
isPartOf Gamo-Gofa-Dawro cluster NERFINISHED
languageFamily Omotic NERFINISHED
macroFamily Afroasiatic NERFINISHED
neighboringLanguage Dawro language NERFINISHED
Gofa language NERFINISHED
Wolaytta language NERFINISHED
Zargulla language
region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED
speaks Gamo language NERFINISHED
spokenAlongside Amharic NERFINISHED
Wolaytta language NERFINISHED
spokenBy Gamo people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED
subfamily North Omotic NERFINISHED
usedFor dailyCommunication
localTrade
oralTradition
usedInEducationLevel primary (in some local schools)
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wolaytta closelyRelatedTo Gamo language
Gamo hasAlternativeName Gamo language
Gamo-Gofa-Dawro closelyRelatedTo Gamo language