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Sociolinguistic survey report of the Argobba language of Ethiopia

Zelealem Leyew and Ralph Siebert. 2001. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Argobba Language of Ethiopia." SIL International. Online: http://www-01.sil.org/silesr/2002/026/SILESR2002-026.pdf.

Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 4

Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.

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Transmission

Transmission 4

Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.

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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
~40,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Ethiopia
Location Description

"Fragmented areas along Rift Valley in settlements such as Yimlawo, Gusa, Shonke, Berket, Keramba, Mellajillo, Metehara. Villages in the Shonke area where Shewa-Robit Argobba is spoken are the following: Abdelager, Akiager, Goze, Hudad, Kilegirma, K'imbibit, Lench'u-ager, Meriye, T'eyo, T'ak'war, Ts'akolu, and Zehonka. There is only one more village in the Shonke area where Shonke Argobba is spoken: T'olaha."

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, Oromo
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
None

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:
"[An Argobba consultant] told us that in the past he had made some attempts to write his own language (Shewa-Robit Argobba), using the Arabic script."

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