Dorze

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
doz
User Population

24,400, all users. L1 users: 20,800 (1994 census). L2 users: 3,600. 9,910 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 29,000 (1994 census).

Location

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: north Omo zone, Chencha area.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gimojan, Ometo-Gimira, Ometo, Central
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 82%–87% with Gamo [gmv], 77%–81% with Gofa [gof], 80% with Wolaytta [wal], 73%–75% with Dawro [dwr], 54% with Koorete [kqy], 48% with Male [mdy].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Ethiopian Sign Language [eth].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 57%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dorze
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].