Gofa | Ethnologue

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: gof
Alternate Names: Goffa, Goofa
Autonym: Goofatho
Population: 392,400, all users. L1 users: 359,000 (2007 census), increasing. L2 users: 33,400. 190,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 362,000 (2007 census).
Location:: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gamo-Gofa zone.
Language Status: 4 (Educational).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gimojan, Ometo-Gimira, Ometo, Central
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 79%–91% with Gamo [gmv], 76% with Dawro [dwr].
Typology: SOV; derived nouns formed by suffixation of verbs; passives; case suffixes; postpositions; tonal.
Language Use: Neutral attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 19%. Church-based literacy program started 2007. Taught in primary schools in grades 1–4 as the medium of instruction, in grades 5–9 as a subject. NT: 2011.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gofa
Writing: Ethiopic script [Ethi], used in Church literature. Latin script [Latn], official usage.

Location: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gamo-Gofa zone.