Dahalo

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
dal
Alternate Names
Guo Garimani, Numma guhoni, Sanye
User Population

580 (2019 census), based on ethnicity. Ethnic population: 3,000 (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).

Location

Lamu and Tana River counties: near Tana river mouth.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, South
Typology

Has clicks, although unrelated to Khoisan languages.

Language Use

Shifted to Swahili [swh] (Sommer 1992).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dahalo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Sanye [ssn] (Waata). Traditional religion.