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==Overview== |
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The Gurage dialects form what is collectively called ''Guragigna'' |
The Gurage dialects form what is collectively called ''Guragigna''. Almost all of the dialects are intelligible with other dialects indicating that they have organic relationships as well as indicating that they originated from a proto-Gurage language. Guragigna and its dialects belong to the Southern subdivision of the [[Ethiopian Semitic languages]] within the Afroasiatic family. |
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All the Gurage subgroups (Northern, Western, and Eastern Gurage) belong to South Ethiopic. East Gurage is related to Harari and Gafat, while Northern and Western Gurage are related to each other. |
All the Gurage subgroups (Northern, Western, and Eastern Gurage) belong to South Ethiopic. East Gurage is related to Harari and Gafat, while Northern and Western Gurage are related to each other. |
Revision as of 14:22, 3 March 2023
East Gurage | |
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Geographic distribution | Gurage Zone (Ethiopia) |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | silt1239 (Silte–Wolane) zayy1238 (Zay) |
North Gurage | |
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n-group | |
Geographic distribution | Gurage Zone (Ethiopia) |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | ngro1237 |
West Gurage | |
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tt-group | |
Geographic distribution | Gurage Zone (Ethiopia) |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | ttgr1237 |
The Gurage languages (Gurage: ጉራጌ), also known as Guragie, is a dialect-continuum language, which belong to the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken by the Gurage people, who inhabit the Gurage Zone within the larger multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region in central Ethiopia.
Übersicht
The Gurage dialects form what is collectively called Guragigna. Almost all of the dialects are intelligible with other dialects indicating that they have organic relationships as well as indicating that they originated from a proto-Gurage language. Guragigna and its dialects belong to the Southern subdivision of the Ethiopian Semitic languages within the Afroasiatic family.
All the Gurage subgroups (Northern, Western, and Eastern Gurage) belong to South Ethiopic. East Gurage is related to Harari and Gafat, while Northern and Western Gurage are related to each other.
All Guragigna languages and dialects are written with the Ge'ez script. The Gurage subset of this script has 44 independent glyphs.
Languages
In the following listing, the distinction between languages and dialects follows Ethnologue.
- In the Northern group
- Kistane (Soddo)
- Dialects: Soddo, Dobi (Gogot)
- In the Eastern group
- In the Western group
Sebat Bet (or Sebat Beit), in particular, is best understood as a grouping in itself; the term means literally "Seven Houses," and refers to seven specific Western Gurage groups and varieties. The position of Mesqan is still contested, as some linguists consider it part of the Western variety while others put it closer with Soddo
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