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Zay language

Zay (Oromo: Lak'i, Laqi) is an Afroasiatic language of the Semitic branch spoken in Ethiopia. It is one of the Gurage languages in the Ethiopian Semitic group. The Zay language has around 14,000 speakers known as the Zay, who inhabit Gelila and the other five islands and shores of Lake Zway in the southern part of the country.

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ELP
Zay
Ethnicity
Zay
Glottolog
zayy1238
ISO 639-3
zwa
Language family
SemiticWest SemiticSouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay · West SemiticSouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay · South SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay · EthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay · SouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay
Native speakers
14,000 (2005)

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Zay language

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples99
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
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Zay language

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related to Further reading · 82
Zay language → Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University, Aethiopische Forschungen, African Languages, African Studies Center, Ambaw, Band, Baye Yimam, Bedilu Wakjira, Birhanu Teferra, Chapple, Contact-induced, Das Zay, Demeke, Demissie, Deskriptive Grammatik, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Languages, Ethiopian Semitic, Ethiopian Semitic Languages
Language family · 9
Zay language → East GurageZay, EthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay, Harari–East GurageEast GurageZay, SemiticWest SemiticSouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay, South SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay, SouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay, TransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay, West SemiticSouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay, Zay
ELP · 1
Zay language → Zay
Ethnicity · 1
Zay language → Zay
Glottolog · 1
Zay language → zayy1238
ISO 639-3 · 1
Zay language → zwa
Native speakers · 1
Zay language → 14,000 (2005)
Native to · 1
Zay language → Ethiopia
Region · 1
Zay language → Lake Zway
Writing system · 1
Zay language → Geʽez script

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zay language languages semitic meyer ronny ethiopian gurage speakers zway oromo ethiopia addis ababa university lake studies islands unesco endangered

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Zay languageELPZay1.00infobox
Zay languageEthnicityZay1.00infobox
Zay languageGlottologzayy12381.00infobox
Zay languageISO 639-3zwa1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familySemiticWest SemiticSouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familyWest SemiticSouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familySouth SemiticEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familyEthiopicSouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familySouthTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familyTransversalHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familyHarari–East GurageEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familyEast GurageZay1.00infobox
Zay languageLanguage familyZay1.00infobox
Zay languageNative speakers14,000 (2005)1.00infobox
Zay languageNative toEthiopia1.00infobox
Zay languageRegionLake Zway1.00infobox
Zay languageWriting systemGeʽez script1.00infobox

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