| Burji | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Region | South of Lake Chamo |
| Native speakers |
46,419 in Ethiopia[1] 10,400 in Kenya[2] (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Ethiopic |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bji |
Burji language (alternate names: Bembala, Bambala, Daashi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Burji people who reside in Ethiopia south of Lake Chamo. There are over 46,000 speakers in Ethiopia, and a further 10,400 speakers in Kenya. Burji belongs to the Highland East Cushitic group of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.[3]
The language has the SOV (subject–object–verb) word order common to the Cushitic family. The verb morphology distinguishes passive and middle grammatical voice, as well as causative. Verbal suffixes mark the person, number, and gender of the subject.
