Shekkacho language
E870796
The Shekkacho language is an Afroasiatic Omotic language spoken primarily by the Shekka people in the Sheka Zone of southwestern Ethiopia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shakacho language | 1 |
| Shinasha language | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afroasiatic language
ⓘ
Omotic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Sheka Zone linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Shekka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | shek1245 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Shekkacho ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mocha
ⓘ
Shakacho NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakacho Shekka NERFINISHED ⓘ Shekka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | home and community communication in Sheka Zone ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | minority language in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SOV word order (subject–object–verb)
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
derivational verbal morphology
ⓘ
suffixal inflection ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasScript | Geʽez script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation | used alongside Amharic in many domains ⓘ |
| hasStatus | regional language in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | moy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Omotic languages (as often classified) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenNativelyBy | Shekka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Omotic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Bench language
ⓘ
Dizi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kafa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemsa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Sheka Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Shekka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheka Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Omotic branch of the Afroasiatic language family ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local administration in parts of Sheka Zone
ⓘ
local education in parts of Sheka Zone ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ethiopic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shinasha language
this entity surface form:
Shakacho language