Silt’e

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
stv
Alternate Names
East Gurage, Selti, Silte, Silti
Autonym
የስልጤ‎ (Yesiltʼe)
User Population

881,000 (2007 census). Ethnic population: 1,410,000 (2018).

Location

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Silte zone.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, South, Transversal, Harari-East Gurage
Dialects

Enneqor (Inneqor), Ulbarag (Urbareg). Reportedly similar to Wolane [wle].

Typology

SOV; prepositions; genitives, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; articles after noun heads; passives; causatives; CV, CVC; nontonal.

Language Use

Home, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 17%. Literacy rate increasing. Taught in primary schools in grades 1–4. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1981–1988.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Silt’e
Writing

Ethiopic script [Ethi].