Komo language
Not to be confused with Komo language (Bantu).
| Komo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Sudan, Southern Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Region | North of Gambella Region, across the Ethiopia–Sudan border |
Native speakers |
(10,000 in Sudan cited 1979)[1] 8,500 in Ethiopia (2007 census)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
xom |
| Glottolog |
komo1258[3] |
The Komo language is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Komo people of Ethiopia, Sudan and Southern Sudan. It is a member of the Koman languages. The language is also called Madiin, Koma, South Koma, Central Koma and Hayahaya.[1]
References
- 1 2 Komo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Ethiopia 2007 Census
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Komo (Sudan)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Further reading
- Siebert, Ralph (2007): Komo language. in: Uhlig, Siegbert (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Vol. 3. Wiesbaden. pp 420–421.
- Tucker, A. N. and Bryan, M. A. (1956), The Non-Bantu languages of North-Eastern Africa
- Tucker, A. N. and Bryan, M. A. (1966), Linguistic Analyses: the Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa
External links
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Komo
- ELAR archive of Documentation and Grammatical Description of Komo
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