Qwaraña

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Qwaraña is an alternative name for the Qwara language, a lesser-known Afroasiatic language historically spoken by the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community in Ethiopia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Qwaraña canonical 1
Qwareña 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
language
alternativeNameOf Qwara language
associatedWithReligion Judaism
Judaism
classificationStatus poorly documented language
closelyRelatedTo Amharic
Amharic
Kayla language
Kayla language
Tigrinya
Tigrinya
country Ethiopia
Ethiopia
documentationStatus limited written records
poorly documented language
endangermentCause language shift to Amharic
language shift to Amharic
migration of Beta Israel from Ethiopia to Israel
migration of Beta Israel from Ethiopia to Israel
ethnicGroup Ethiopian Jews
Ethiopian Jews
hasAlternativeName Qwaraña
Qwareña
linked to: Qwaraña

Qwarina
historicalFunction vernacular of Beta Israel
vernacular of Beta Israel
historicallySpokenBy Beta Israel
linked to: Ethiopian Jews

Beta Israel
linked to: Ethiopian Jews
historicalPeriod traditionally spoken before large-scale Beta Israel emigration
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Afroasiatic languages
region Northwestern Ethiopia
religiousContext used in Jewish liturgical and communal life
scriptUsed Geʽez script
Geʽez script
spokenBy small number of elderly speakers
spokenIn Ethiopia
Ethiopia
status endangered language
endangered language
moribund language
moribund language
subFamily Semitic languages
Semitic languages
usedByCommunity Beta Israel community
linked to: Ethiopian Jews

Beta Israel community
linked to: Ethiopian Jews

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Referenced by (2)

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

Qwara language hasAlternativeName Qwareña
subject linked to: Qwaraña
linked to: Qwaraña