South Ethiopic languages
The South Ethiopic languages are a family of many languages spoken throughout Ethiopia. They include the Amharic language which is the official language of Ethiopia, as well as the second most spoken Semitic language after Arabic.[1]
| South Ethiopic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Glottolog | ethi1244 |
Classification
The division into northern and southern branches was established by Cohen (1931) and Hetzron (1972) and garnered broad acceptance, but this classification has recently been challenged by Rainer Voigt.[2] Voigt rejects the classification that was put forward by Cohen and Hetzron, concluding that they are too closely related to be grouped separately into a north and south.[3]
- South Ethiopic
- Transversal South Ethiopic
- Outer South Ethiopic
- n-group:
- tt-group:
- Mesmes – extinct (sometimes considered Inor)
- Muher
- West Gurage
- Mesqan (Masqan)
- Sebat Bet
- Sebat Bet Gurage (dialects Chaha, Ezha, Gumer, Gura)
- Inor (dialects Ennemor [Inor proper], Endegegn, Gyeto)
References
- Lipiński, Edward (2001). Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar. ISBN 9789042908154.
- "Rainer Voigt - North vs. South Ethiopian Semitic - Languages Of Africa - Syntactic Relationships". Scribd.
- Voigt, Rainer. "North vs. South Ethiopian Semitic" (PDF). portal.svt.ntnu.no. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- "Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - Article 5" (PDF). Federal Government of Ethiopia. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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