Mesmes

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: mys
Population: No known L1 speakers. One L1 speaker was still living in 2001 (2018 M. Ahland).
Location:: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gurage, Hadiyya, and Kambaata zones.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, South, Outer, tt-Group
Dialects: None known. Related to Sebat Bet Gurage [sgw].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: While it appears that the language is no longer spoken, the Mesmes ethnic and cultural identity is strong and remains important across the community (2018 M. Ahland). Shifted to Hadiyya [hdy].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mesmes
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gurage, Hadiyya, and Kambaata zones.