Also Known As:
Zway, Lak'i, Laqi, Gelilla, Zoay
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,880
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
4,880
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Use of Zay is decreasing due to migration from the islands (the traditional homeland) to the lakeshore, where they become Oromo [orm] speakers."
Location and Context
Countries
Ethiopia
Location Description
"Oromia region: Lake Zway shores and east islands."
Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
In: Baye Yimam, Richard Pankhurst, David Chapple, Yonas Admasu, Alula Pankhurst, Birhanu Teferra.
2012 thesis by Michael A. Vinson from the Universiteit Leiden.
Various religious recordings of Zay