Gedeo language
Highland East Cushitic language spoken in south central Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gedeo is a Highland East Cushitic language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in south central Ethiopia. Alternate names for the language include Derasa, Deresa, Darassa, Geddeo, Derasanya, Darasa. It is spoken by the Gedeo people, who live in the highland area, southwest of Dila and east of Lake Abaya.[1]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2021) |
| Gedeo | |
|---|---|
| ጌዴኡፈ (gedeʾufä) | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Gedeo Zone, Guji Zone |
| Ethnicity | Gedeo |
Native speakers | 1.4 million (2018)[1] |
| Ge'ez script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | drs |
| Glottolog | gede1246 |
The languages has SOV word order. Verbs are marked for person, number, and gender of subject. Verbs are marked for voice: active, causative, middle, and passive.
The New Testament was published in the Gedeo language in 1986, using the Ethiopian syllabary.
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