Weyto
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A language of Ethiopia
Alternate Names
Wayto, Weyt’o
User Population
No known L1 speakers. The last speaker had either died or shifted to Amharic by 1900 (Sommer 1992). Ethnic population: 1,630. 1,520 (93%) speak Amharic as L1.
Location
Amhara region: Lake Tana area.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Dialects
None known. Possibly Eastern Sudanic or an Awngi variety (Bender 1983b), or Cushitic (Bender et al 1976:14).
Language Use
Shifted to Amharic [amh].