Kafa

A language of Ethiopia

Caafiti, Caffino, Kaffa, Kaffinya, Kaficho, Kefa, Keffa, Kefficho, Manjo

Kafi noono

1,236,700, all users. L1 users: 1,190,000 (2018). L2 users: 46,700. 445,000 monolinguals (1994 census). Ethnic population: 1,300,000 (2018).

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Bonga town area; border areas in Oromia region.

4 (Educational).

Kafa, Bosha (Garo). Bosha may be a distinct language. Manjo is an argot based on Kafa [kbr] (Bender 1983b).

SOV.

Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Chara [cra], Nayi [noz].

Literacy rate in L2: 22%. Taught in primary and secondary schools through grade 4 and as subject thereafter. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2020.

Ethiopic script [Ethi], used in Church literature. Latin script [Latn], official usage.

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.