Hadiyya language

language spoken in Ethiopia

Hadiyya is a Cushitic language. It is spoken by around 1.3 million people in Southern Ethiopia. It is very similar to the Libido language, which is spoken just north of where Hadiyya is spoken.[2]

Hadiyya
Native toEthiopia
RegionHadiya Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
EthnicityHadiya people
Native speakers
1,300,000 (2007 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Hadiyya
  • Soro
  • Leemo
Latin, Ethiopic
Language codes
ISO 639-3hdy
Glottologhadi1240
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References

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  1. Ethiopia 2007 Census
  2. Simons, Gary F. and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2018. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-first edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.