Libido language
| Libido | |
|---|---|
| Mareqo, Mareko | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Gurage, Hadiya, Kembata regions |
Native speakers | 59,000 (2007 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | liq |
| Glottolog | libi1250 |
Libido (also known as Libixxiso, Mareqo, Mareko) is an Afroasiatic language of Ethiopia, which is spoken in the Mareko district Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, directly south-east of Butajira. The Libido people refer to their language as Libixxiso, whereas other Nations, Nationalities and Peoples call the people Mareko and their language Marekinga.[2] According to the information of the Central Statistical Authority (2007) census, 59,000 people speak the language as mother tongue.[1]
Classification
[edit]It is closely related to Hadiyya (a dialect per Blench 2006) within the Highland East Cushitic languages.
Grammar
[edit]Its syntax is SOV; its verb has passive, reflexive and causative constructions, as well as a middle voice.
Notes
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Further reading
[edit]- Korhonen, Elsa, Mirja Saksa, and Ronald J. Sim. 1986. A dialect study of Kambaata-Hadiyya (Ethiopia) [part 1]. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 5: 5-41.
- Korhonen, Elsa, Mirja Saksa, and Ronald J. Sim. 1986. A dialect study of Kambaata-Hadiyya (Ethiopia), [part 2]: Appendices. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 6: 71–121.
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