Also Known As:
Qimant, Kimanteney, Western Agaw, Falaša, Kemant, Falasha
Dialects & Varieties
- Dembiya
- Kwolasa
- Hwarasa
- Kayla
- Achpar
- Qimant
- Semyen
Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few hundred
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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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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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Leyew, Zelealem. 2005. "ELF Grant Abstract: Recording the Last Fluent Speakers of Kemantney." Online: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/ll_projects_2005.php.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Leyew, Zelealem. 2005. "ELF Grant Abstract: Recording the Last Fluent Speakers of Kemantney." Online: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/ll_projects_2005.php.