| Konso | |
|---|---|
| Konso, Conso, Gato, Af-Kareti, Karate, Kareti | |
| Spoken in | Ethiopia |
| Region | South of Lake Chamo in the bend of the Sagan River |
| Native speakers | 242,059 (2007 census)[1] (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Ethiopic |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kxc |
The Konso language (also Af Kareti, Afa Karatti, Conso, Gato, Karate, Kareti, Komso) is an East Cushitic language spoken in southwest Ethiopia.[2] 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.
The New Testament was published in the Konso language in 2002.