Wellamo

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Wellamo is an alternative name for the Wolaytta language spoken by the Wolaytta people of southern Ethiopia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wellamo canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf language
alternativeNameOf Wolaytta language
country Ethiopia
ethnicGroup Wolaytta people
hasAlternativeName Wolaitta
linked to: Wolaytta

Wolayta
linked to: Wolaytta

Wolaytta
hasDialects Gamo-related varieties (closely related)
Zala
hasGlottocode wola1245
hasGlottologName Wolaytta
hasLinguasphereCode 12-ACB-b
hasMajorReligionOfSpeakers Christianity
hasMorphologyType agglutinative
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
tone (analysed by some as pitch accent)
hasScriptType abugida
hasWordOrder SOV
ISO639-3 wal
isRecognizedAs distinct language (not merely a dialect of Gamo-Gofa-Dawro)
isSpokenNear Dawro language area
Gamo language area
Gofa language area
languageBranch North Omotic languages
linked to: North Omotic
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
languageGroup Wolayttaic languages
linked to: Wolaytta language
languageSubfamily Omotic languages
region southern Ethiopia
spokenBy Wolaytta people
spokenIn Ethiopia
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
usedFor education (primary level, in some areas)
everyday communication
local media
writingSystem Ethiopic script
linked to: Geʽez script

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Referenced by (2)

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

Wolaytta alternativeName Wellamo
wal hasAlternativeName Wellamo