Gamo language
E511080
The Gamo language is an Omotic language of southwestern Ethiopia spoken by the Gamo people and closely related to neighboring Wolaytta.
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.