West Central Oromo
E750606
West Central Oromo is a major dialect cluster of the Oromo language spoken in central Ethiopia, closely associated with communities in regions such as Shewa and Wollega.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect cluster
ⓘ
variety of Oromo language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Oromo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Eastern Oromo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Gidda Oromo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guma Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Leqa Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Limmu Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Macha Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Najjo Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shewa Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulama Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollega Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectClusterRole | major dialect cluster of Oromo ⓘ |
| ISO639_3 | gaz (for Oromo macrolanguage) ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Oromia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Cushitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Lowland East Cushitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexifierFor | regional Oromo media language in central Ethiopia ⓘ |
| moreDistantlyRelatedTo | Northern Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | largely mutually intelligible with other Oromo dialects ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Shewa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wollega NERFINISHED ⓘ central Ethiopia ⓘ |
| standardizationRole | basis for standard Oromo in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Oromo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ geminate consonants ⓘ rich case system ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Oromo-language broadcasting in central Ethiopia
ⓘ
education in parts of Oromia ⓘ local administration in parts of Oromia ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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