Libido language

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Libido
Spoken in: Ethiopia 
Region: Hadiyya, Kambaata, and Gurage Regions
Total speakers: 36,612
Language family: Afro-Asiatic
 Cushitic
  East
   Highland
    Libido
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: liq

Libido (also known as Maraqo, Marako, is an Afro-Asiatic language of Ethiopia, spoken in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, north-east of Hosaena. [1]

It is closely related to Hadiyya and grouped as Highland East Cushitic. Its syntax is SOV; its verb has passive, reflexive and causative constructions, as well as a middle voice.

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  1. ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

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