Gayil language

Not to be confused with Gayi language (Nigeria).

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.

Gayil
Native to	Ethiopia
Region	Southwest, South Omo zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Native speakers	56,000 (2007)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Omotic South Gayil
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gyl
Glottolog	gayi1237

Bibliography

• Alemayehu Abebe (2002). "Sociolinguistic survey report on the Ometo dialect of Ethiopia, part II", SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-012.