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ALSO KNOWN AS		Koma of Daga, Como, Central Koma, Gokwom, Hayahaya, Madiin, Koma, South Koma
CLASSIFICATION		Koman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		xom
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Chali Koma of Begi Beilla Koma of Daga
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Information from: “1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Results at Country Level” . Central Statistical Office

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,435
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1522

DATE OF INFO: 1994

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
10,000 in Sudan (1979 James). Population total all countries: 11,500.

DATE OF INFO: 1979

PLACES: Sudan; Ethiopia;

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,500
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,500
Native speakers worldwide

11500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The population of Komo speakers in all countries is listed as 11,500, with 10,000
in Sudan, and 1,500 in Ethiopia."

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Positive
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The Komo believe it would be good if they had the ability to read and write in their own language. They expect their grandchildren to continue speaking Komo, but also expect them to be using Arabic and English. If a young person speaks a language other than Komo at home, the older Komo are happy about it because they want their children to also learn other languages. They feel that Komo would be the best language for a teacher to use in school. They think that English and Arabic should be taught in school, along with Komo. Komo should be taught so that, in the future, the language will not be lost. The young people consider Komo to be “their own tongue” and, apparently, are proud of it. The Komo are not aware of any local people working on writing their language."

PLACES: Blue Nile Province, Sudan; Ethiopia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "These languages [Ganza, Komo, and Berta] are spoken in villages close to the village of Yabus in Blue Nile Province, Sudan [...] Komo is spoken in Northern Sudan, around Ahmar, Tombak, and Yabus rivers, in the southern Funj Region of Blue Nile
Province. It is also spoken in Ethiopia, south and west of Kwama."

0199255911			2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures		Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press		New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.														8.75,33.75
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)		M. Paul Lewis	SIL International		Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		11,500	1979	10000-99999	10,000 in Sudan (1979 James). Population total all countries: 11,500.					Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Sudan; Ethiopia;
		3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger			UNESCO Publishing		Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		11,500		10000-99999						Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			9.0804,34.0905
			1998	1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Results at Country Level	Reproduced online by Hudson, 2006		Central Statistical Office	1	Addis Ababa	Office of Population and Housing Census Commission	https://www.msu.edu/~hudson/Ethlgslist.htm		1998. "1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Results At Country Level." 1: Central Statistical Office. Online: https://www.msu.edu/~hudson/Ethlgslist.htm.		1522	1,435	1994	1000-9999						Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2011-039		2011	A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Ganza, Komo, and "Baruun be Magtole" Language Groups			SIL International				http://www.sil.org/silesr/2011/silesr2011-039.pdf	Amy Krell	Amy Krell. 2011. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Ganza, Komo, and "Baruun Be Magtole" Language Groups." SIL International. Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2011/silesr2011-039.pdf.			11500	2007		"The population of Komo speakers in all countries is listed as 11,500, with 10,000 in Sudan, and 1,500 in Ethiopia."	Sudanese Spoken Arabic; Uduk; Mabaan	Positive	"The Komo believe it would be good if they had the ability to read and write in their own language. They expect their grandchildren to continue speaking Komo, but also expect them to be using Arabic and English. If a young person speaks a language other than Komo at home, the older Komo are happy about it because they want their children to also learn other languages. They feel that Komo would be the best language for a teacher to use in school. They think that English and Arabic should be taught in school, along with Komo. Komo should be taught so that, in the future, the language will not be lost. The young people consider Komo to be “their own tongue” and, apparently, are proud of it. The Komo are not aware of any local people working on writing their language."	Some		Blue Nile Province, Sudan; Ethiopia	"These languages [Ganza, Komo, and Berta] are spoken in villages close to the village of Yabus in Blue Nile Province, Sudan [...] Komo is spoken in Northern Sudan, around Ahmar, Tombak, and Yabus rivers, in the southern Funj Region of Blue Nile Province. It is also spoken in Ethiopia, south and west of Kwama."
				World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			11,500		10000-99999						Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Komo

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,435

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,500

11500

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Komo

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,435

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,500

11500

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