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| Bambassi | |
|---|---|
| Mawes Aasse | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, east of Asosa |
Native speakers | 2,300 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | myf |
| Glottolog | bamb1262 |
| ELP | Mao of Bambeshi |
Bambassi (native name: Màwés Aasʼè[2]) is an Omotic Afroasiatic language spoken in Ethiopia around the towns of Bambasi and Didessa in the area east of Asosa in Benishangul-Gumuz Region.[3] The parent language group is the East Mao group. Alternative names for the language are Bambeshi, Siggoyo, Amam, Fadiro, Northern Mao, Didessa and Kere.
The most current information on the number of Bambassi speakers is not known, as the 2007 census grouped the Mao languages together, despite low lexical similarity. 33,683 mother tongue speakers of Maogna (covering Bambassi, Hozo and Seze) were listed.[4]
- ^ "Màwés Aasʼè". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
- ^ Bambassi language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ethiopia 2007 Census