Siltʼe language
Semitic language spoken by Silt’e people in Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Siltʼe (ስልጥኘ [siltʼiɲɲə] or የስልጤ አፍ [jəsiltʼe af]) is an Ethiopian Semitic language spoken in South Ethiopia. A member of the Afroasiatic family, its speakers are the Siltʼe, who mainly inhabit the Siltʼe Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. Speakers of the Wolane dialect mainly inhabit the Kokir Gedebano district of Gurage Zone, as well as the neighbouring Seden Sodo district of the Oromia Region. Some have also settled in urban areas in other parts of the country, especially Addis Ababa.
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Siltʼe | |
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የስልጤ (Yesiltʼe) | |
Native to | Ethiopia |
Region | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
Ethnicity | 1.4 million Silt'e (2018)[1] |
Native speakers | 880,000 (2007 census)[1] |
Ge'ez script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:stv – Siltʼewle – Wolane |
Glottolog | silt1239 |
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