Hamer-Banna language

Hamer-Banna language

language
name=Hamer-Banna
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
states=Ethiopia
region=South Omo Region
speakers=42,838 total; 38,354 monolinguals (1998)
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Omotic
fam3=South Omotic
iso3=amf

Hamer or Hamer-Banna is an Omotic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is spoken primarily in the southern part of Ethiopia by the Hamer people. Other names for this language include: "Amar Amarcocche Amer Ammar Bana Banna Beshada Cocche Hamar Hamar-Koke Hamer Hammer Hammercoche Kara Kerre". [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

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References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=amf Ethnologue entry for Hamer-Banna]


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