Girirra

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
gii
Alternate Names
Afgirirra, Girirro
User Population

50,000 (2007).

Location

Somali region: Afder zone, Elkere district.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali
Typology

SOV; postpositions; definite markers; case-marking (9 cases); gender (masculine, feminine); dual number; aspect and tense; 19 consonants and 10 vowels (5 short, 5 long); tonal (2 level tones: high, low).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most also use Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo [gax] (Mekonnen 2015). Most also use Somali [som] (Mekonnen 2015).

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Girirra
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.