Kafa language
Kafa | |
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Kafi noono | |
Native to | Ethiopia |
Region | in Keffa Zone |
Native speakers |
830,000 (2007 census) |
Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kbr |
Glottolog | kafa1242 |
Kafa or Kefa (Kafi noono) is a North Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia at the Keffa Zone. It is part of the Ethiopian Language Area, with SOV word order, ejective consonants, etc.
A collection of proverbs in the language has been published by Mesfin Wodajo.
Manjo | |
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Mangiò | |
(speculative) | |
unattested |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
None (mis ) |
Glottolog | mang1364 |
Manjo
Within the Kafa culture there is a caste of traditional hunters called the Manja/Manjo 'hunters'. They may once have spoken a different language. However, Leikola has shown that currently they speak Kafa with a number of distinctive words and constructions that they use, reinforcing the distinctions between themselves and the larger Kafa society.