Alaba-K'abeena language

language

Alaba and K'abeena are two very similar Cushitic languages. Some people think they are dialects of one another. These people call the language Alaba-K'abeena. They are spoken in Ethiopia. The languages are similar to the Kambaata language. Alaba and K'abeena are spoken by about 300,000 people.[1]

Alaba-Kʼabeena
Native toEthiopia
RegionRift Valley southwest of Lake Shala
Native speakers
280,000 (2007 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3alw
Glottologalab1254

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Alaba-Kʼabeena at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)