Gayil language
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| Gayil | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Southwest, South Omo zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region |
Native speakers | 56,000 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gyl |
Gayil (also called Gayl, Gayi, Galila, Gelila, Northern Ari) is an Omotic language of Ethiopia. According to the 2007 census, 55,700 people speak Gayil as a mother tongue.
Bibliography
- Alemayehu Abebe (2002). "Sociolinguistic survey report on the Ometo dialect of Ethiopia, part II", SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-012.
References
- ↑ Gayil reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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