Arsi dialect

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The Arsi dialect is a regional variety of the Oromo language spoken primarily by the Arsi people in central and southeastern Ethiopia.

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Label Occurrences
Arsi dialect canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Oromo language
administrativeRegion Oromia Region
belongsToDialectContinuum Oromo dialect continuum
linked to: Oromic languages
branch Lowland East Cushitic languages
closelyRelatedTo West Central Oromo dialects
country Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopia
ethnicAssociation Arsi Oromo
hasAlternativeName Arsi Oromo dialect
linked to: Oromic languages
hasPhonologicalFeatures features typical of Oromo dialect continuum
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith other major Oromo dialects to a significant degree
languageCodeStandard none (covered under Oromo language codes)
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
linguisticTypology SOV word order
agglutinative morphology
partOf Oromo language
linked to: Oromo
regionSpecificTo Arsi Zone of Oromia Region
spokenBy Arsi people
spokenIn Ethiopia
spokenInRegion central Ethiopia
southeastern Ethiopia
subfamily Cushitic languages
linked to: Cushitic
usedIn daily communication among Arsi communities
oral tradition of Arsi people
writingSystem Geʽez script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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

Borana-Arsi-Guji hasDialect Arsi dialect