Daasanach | |
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Af Daasanach | |
Native to | Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan |
Region | Lower Omo River, Lake Turkana |
Ethnicity | Daasanach |
Native speakers | 71,000 (2007–2019)[1] |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dsh |
Glottolog | daas1238 |
ELP | Daasanach |
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]