Basketo | Ethnologue

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: bst
Alternate Names: Baskatta, Basketo-Dokka, Basketto, Mesketo, Misketto
Autonym: ባስኬ፟ት‎ (Basəke፟tə)
Population: 101,560, all users. L1 users: 92,600 (2007 census). L2 users: 8,960. 42,800 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 78,300 (2007 census).
Location:: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: north Omo zone, plateau west of Bulki.
Language Status: 4 (Educational).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gimojan, Ometo-Gimira, Ometo, West
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Oyda [oyd].
Typology: SOV.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Taught in primary schools as a subject in grades 1–2 and in science as medium of instruction in grades 1–3. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Basketo
Writing: Ethiopic script [Ethi].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: north Omo zone, plateau west of Bulki.