Shakacho language
Afro-Asiatic Omotic language of Ethiopia
| Shekkacho | |
|---|---|
| Mocha | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | North Kafa region |
Native speakers | 80,000 (2007 census)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Writing system | Ethiopic, Latin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | moy |
| Glottolog | shek1244 |
Shekkacho (also Mocha, Shakacho, Shekka) is an Afro-Asiatic Omotic language, spoken mainly in Sheka Zone at southwestern Ethiopia. It is closely related to Kafa.
Notes
- ^ Ethiopia 2007 Census
Bibliography
- Leslau, Wolf. 1958. “Moča, A Tone Language of The Kafa Group in South-Western Ethiopia.” Africa 28: 135-147.
- Leslau, Wolf. 1959. A Dictionary of Moča (South-Western Ethiopia). Los Angeles: University of California Press.
External links
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Moca
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