| Konso | |
|---|---|
| አፈ ኾንሶ (äfä honəso) | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | South of Lake Chamo in the bend of the Sagan River |
Native speakers | 240,000 (2007)[1][2] |
| Dialects |
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| Ethiopic script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kxc |
| Glottolog | kons1243 |
Konso (Komso, Khonso, also Af Kareti, Afa Karatti, Conso, Gato, Karate, Kareti) is a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in southwest Ethiopia. Native speakers of Konso number about 200,000 (SIL 2005). Konso is closely related to Dirasha (also known as Gidole), and serves as a "trade language"—or lingua franca—beyond the area of the Konso people. Blench (2006) considers purported dialects Gato and Turo to be separate languages.[3]
The Grammar of Konso was first described by Hellenthal (2004), and later, in more detail, by Ongaye (2013). The New Testament was published in the Konso language in 2002.
- ^ Ethiopia 2007 Census
- ^ Konso at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
