Karo

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: kxh
Alternate Names: Cherre, Kara, Kere, Kerre
Population: 1,480 (2007 census). Ethnic population: 1,490 (2007 census).
Location:: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south Omo zone.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, South
Dialects: May be a dialect or a closely related language with Hamer-Banna [amf]. More similar to Hamer variety than Banna. Lexical similarity: 81% with Hamer-Banna [amf].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Nyangatom [nnj].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 2%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Karo
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Different from Kara [reg] in Tanzania and Kara [kah] in the Central African Republic.

Location: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south Omo zone.