Also Known As:
Birale, 'Ongota, Birelle, Ifa'ongota, "Shanqilla"
Dialects & Varieties
Africa
Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. and F. K. Erhard Voeltz. 2007. "Africa." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. Routledge.
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"Its speakers are gradually shifting towards the Cushitic language Ts'amay; interestingly, many Ts'amay are now in the process of shifting their language solidarity towards the Cushitic language Konso or the Omotic language Hamar."
Location and Context
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Ts'amay
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
A short video about the work of linguist Graziano Savà, who is documenting the Ongota language of Et
A 432 word list found in the Rosetta Project archives
Broad survey of the south Omo area from 2001, with a wordlist of Arbore, Tsamai and Ongota.