Ezha language

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The Ezha language is an Afroasiatic Semitic language spoken by the Ezha people of Ethiopia as part of the Gurage linguistic group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ezha language canonical 4

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
Semitic language
natural language
branch South Ethiopic
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
countryOfficialLanguageOf none
endangermentStatus vulnerable (approximate)
ethnicGroup Ezha people NERFINISHED
family Afroasiatic
group Gurage languages
hasAlternativeName Ezha
Ezha Gurage
linked to: Gurage
hasFeature consonantal root system
emphatic consonants
grammatical gender
phonemic length contrasts
prefix and suffix conjugation
rich verbal inflection
hasMorphology root-and-pattern morphology
hasTypology verb–subject–object word order (tendency)
ISO639-3Code eza
isPartOf Gurage linguistic group
linked to: Gurage languages
languageBranch Ethiopian Semitic languages
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
region Southern Ethiopia
linked to: southern Ethiopia
relatedTo Chaha language
Gurage languages
Inor language
spokenBy Ezha people NERFINISHED
subfamily Semitic
usedIn local administration in Ezha areas
oral tradition of Ezha people
usesScript Ethiopic script
linked to: Geʽez script
writingSystem Geʽez script

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gurage languages hasLanguage Ezha language
Gurage people nativeLanguage Ezha language
Chaha language closelyRelatedTo Ezha language
Inor language hasNeighboringLanguage Ezha language