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Wollo

Overview

Language Tag

language script region variant
gaz Ethi Latn ET

Detailed Information

Family
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Oromo
Population
8920000
Alias
Afan Oromo, "Galla", Oromiffa, Oromoo
Dialects
Western Oromo, Central Oromo. Subdialects are Mecha (Maccha, Wellaga, Wallaga, Wollega), Raya, Wello (Wollo), Tulema (Tulama, Shoa, Shewa). Harar and Boran are most divergent.
Writing system
Ethiopic script (subtag: Ethi). used until 1990s. Latin script (subtag: Latn), used since 1990s.
Ethnologue https://www.ethnologue.com/language/gaz/

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The Japan Association for Ethiopian Linguistics

Electronic Journal 'Studies in Ethiopian Languages'

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