Gamo language

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The Gamo language is an Omotic language of southwestern Ethiopia spoken by the Gamo people and closely related to neighboring Wolaytta.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gamo language canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
Omotic language
language
alternativeName Gamo-Gofa-Dawro (historical cover term)
Gamoigna
Gamoñña
closelyRelatedTo Wolaytta language
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
ethnologueName Gamo
glottologName Gamo
hasDomain home
local administration (limited)
market
hasEthnicAssociation Gamo people
hasGlottocode gamo1243
hasISO6393Code gmv
hasLinguisticFeature SOV word order
rich verbal morphology
tone or pitch accent (Omotic-typical)
hasNativeSpeakersIn Gamo Zone
Gofa Zone
hasResourceType Bible translations (partial)
grammars and wordlists
linguistic descriptions
hasStatus regional language in Ethiopia
isPartOf Gamo-Gofa-Dawro cluster
linked to: Gamo-Gofa-Dawro
languageFamily Omotic
macroFamily Afroasiatic
neighboringLanguage Dawro language
Gofa language
Wolaytta language
Zargulla language
region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
speaks Gamo language
spokenAlongside Amharic
Wolaytta language
spokenBy Gamo people
spokenIn Ethiopia
Southwestern Ethiopia
subfamily North Omotic
usedFor dailyCommunication
localTrade
oralTradition
usedInEducationLevel primary (in some local schools)
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wolaytta closelyRelatedTo Gamo language
Gamo hasAlternativeName Gamo language
Gamo-Gofa-Dawro closelyRelatedTo Gamo language
Gamo people speaks Gamo language
subject linked to: Gamo language
Gofa language hasNeighborLanguage Gamo language
Dawro language sharesLexiconWith Gamo language
Dawro language hasNeighborLanguage Gamo language
Southwestern Ethiopia languageSpoken Gamo language
Omotic–Datooga languages includes Gamo language