Dullay languages

Dullay
Geographic
distribution:
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
Linguistic classification: Afro-Asiatic
Subdivisions:

The Dullay languages belong to the Cushitic subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language family and are spoken in Ethiopia.[1] Dullay is a dialect continuum consisting of the Bussa, Gawwada and Tsamai languages.

The name Dullay is derived from the name Dullay-speaking groups use for the Weito River. Other terms that have been used for this language family in scientific literature are Werizoid (from the former administrative name of the area inhabited by Dullay speakers) and Qawko (from the word "man" in Dullay languages).

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