Basketo

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Baskatta, Basketo-Dokka, Basketto, Mesketo, Misketto

ባስኬ፟ት‎ (Basəke፟tə)

101,560, all users. L1 users: 92,600 (2007 census). L2 users: 8,960. 42,800 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 78,300 (2007 census).

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: north Omo zone, plateau west of Bulki.

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4 (Educational).

None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Oyda [oyd].

SOV.

Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Taught in primary schools in grades 1–3. NT: 2014.

Ethiopic script [Ethi].

Christian.