Libido

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
liq
Alternate Names
Mareko, Mareqo
Autonym
Libido
User Population

68,010, all users. L1 users: 58,800 (2007 census). L2 users: 9,210. 14,700 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 64,300 (2007 census).

Location

Oromia region: west of Lake Ziway; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gurage, Hadiyya, and Kambaata zones, northeast of Hosaina.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Highland
Dialects

None known. Syntactic, morphological, and lexical differences from Hadiyya [hdy]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Hadiyya [hdy], 57% with Kambaata [ktb], 56% with Alaba-Kabeena [alw], 53% with Sidamo [sid].

Typology

SOV; passive, reflexive, causative, middle voice verbs.

Language Use

Also use Amharic [amh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 16%. Taught in primary schools in grades 1–3. Taught as a major at the university level.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Libido
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.