Ongota

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: bxe
Alternate Names: Ifa, “Birale” (pej.), “Birelle” (pej.), “Shanqilla” (pej.)
Population: 10 (2007).
Location:: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south Omo zone, 1 village on Weyt’o river west bank.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Unclassified
Typology: SOV; postpositions, genitives follow noun heads, suffixes indicate noun case, verb affixes mark subject, person, number, and gender; passive; causative.
Language Use: Elderly only. Negative attitudes. Shifted to Tsamai [tsb] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Also use Hamer-Banna [amf]. Also use Konso [kxc]. Also use Oromo [orm].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ongota
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south Omo zone, 1 village on Weyt’o river west bank.