Daasanach language

Daasanach
Af Daasanach
Native toEthiopia, Kenya, South Sudan
RegionLower Omo River, Lake Turkana
EthnicityDaasanach
Native speakers
71,000 (2007–2019)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3dsh
Glottologdaas1238
ELPDaasanach

Daasanach (also known as Dasenech, Daasanech, Dathanaik, Dathanaic, Dathanik, Dhaasanac, Gheleba, Geleba, Geleb, Gelebinya, Gallab, Galuba, Gelab, Gelubba, Dama, Marille, Merile, Merille, Morille, Reshiat, Russia) is a Cushitic language spoken by the Daasanach in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya whose homeland is along the Lower Omo River and on the shores of Lake Turkana.[2]

  1. ^ Daasanach at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.