Ale language

Ale
Ale
Native to	Ethiopia
Region	Dirashe special woreda, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Native speakers	69,000 (2007 census)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Dullay Ale; ; ;
Dialects	Gawwada proper; Dihina; Gergere; Gollango; Gorose; Harso;
Writing system	Ethiopic script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gwd
Glottolog	gaww1239

Ale (also known as Gawwada, Gauwada, Gawata, Kawwad'a, Kawwada) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in southern Ethiopia. It is a Dullay language. Varieties include Dihina, Gergere, Gollango (= Gaba?), Gorose, Harso; Blench (2006) considers these to be distinct languages.^[2]

References[]

^ Ale at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)

External links[]

World Atlas of Language Structures information on Dullay (Gollango)
Gawwada language topical vocabulary list (from the World Loanword Database)
Yoshino, Hiroshi (2013). "Preliminary survey on 'Alle verbal system" (PDF). Studies in Ethiopian Languages. 2: 82–95.

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[e18-1] Ale at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)

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