Ale language

This article is about the language of Ethiopia. For the language of Vanuatu also known as "Ale", see Wailapa language.
Ale
Native toEthiopia
RegionAle Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State
Native speakers
69,000 (2007 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Gawwada proper
  • Dihina
  • Gergere
  • Gollango
  • Gorose
  • Harso
Ethiopic script
Language codes
ISO 639-3gwd
Glottologgaww1239

Ale (also known as Gawwada, Gauwada, Gawata, Kawwad'a, Kawwada) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in southern Ethiopia in the administratively part of the "South Ethiopia Regional State" (SERS). It is part of the Dullay dialect cluster.[2][3]

  1. ^ Ale at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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