| Zayse-Zergulla | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Ethiopia |
| Region | North Omo River region, west of Lake Chamo |
| Native speakers | 18,500 (2007 census)[1] |
| Language family |
Afro-Asiatic
|
| Writing system | Ethiopic |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zay |
Zayse-Zergulla is the combined title for the two closely related dialects of Zayse (also Zaysete, Zaisse, Zaysite, Zaysse) and Zergulla (or Zergula). The division may be more along ethnic or geographic lines than linguistic. It is an Afro-Asiatic Omotic language, and is spoken in the southwestern part of Ethiopia, to the immediate west of Lake Chamo. It is similar to the Gidicho dialect of the Koorete language.