Also Known As:
Dime, Dima, Dimme
Dialects & Varieties
Sociolinguistic survey report on the Dime language of Ethiopia
Siebert, Ralph. 2002. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report On the Dime Language of Ethiopia." 13. SIL International.
Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Dime people use their language in all areas of daily life [...] language use seems stable."
Location and Context
Countries
North Omo administrative region
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Amharic
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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