Zala language

Omotic language of Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Zala
Native toGamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
RegionZala, on the Maze River (cf. Maze National Park)
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Omotic
    • North Omotic
      • Ometo
        • North
          • Zala
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologzala1240

Zala is a variety of the Ometo languages spoken in Gamo-Gofa Zone, Ethiopia. There is little information on it. It may be a dialect of Wolaitta, Gofa, or a distinct language in the central Ometo dialect continuum.

References

  • Cerulli, Enrico. 1929. Note su alcune popolazioni Sidama dell'Abesinia meridionale 2: I Sidama dell'Omo. Rivisita degli Studi Orientalia, 12. (Il linguaggio degli Zala: 37–39.)
  • Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List


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