Daasanach language

Daasanach
Native to	Ethiopia, Kenya
Region	Lower Omo River, Lake Turkana
Ethnicity	Daasanach
Native speakers	60,000 (2007 & 2009 censuses)^[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Western Omo–Tana Daasanach
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`dsh`
Glottolog	`daas1238`^[2]

Daasanach (also known as Dasenech, Daasanech, Dathanaik, Dathanaic, Dathanik, Dhaasanac, Gheleba, Geleba, Geleb, Gelebinya, Gallab, Galuba, Gelab, Gelubba, Dama, Marille, Merile, Merille, Morille, Reshiat, Russia) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Daasanach in Ethiopia and Kenya whose homeland is along the Lower Omo River and on the shores of Lake Turkana.^[3]

Notes

^ Daasanach at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

External links

World Atlas of Language Structures information on Dhaasanac

Languages of Ethiopia

Official language

Amharic

Regional languages

Semitic	Argobba Ge'ez Gurage Harari Inor Mesqan Muher Sebat Bet Gurage Silt'e Soddo Tigrinya Zay

Cushitic	Afar Alaba Arbore Awngi Baiso Bussa Burji Daasanach Dirasha Gawwada Gedeo Hadiyya Kambaata Konso Libido Oromo Qimant Saho Sidamo Somali Tsamai Xamtanga

Omotic	Aari Anfillo Bambassi Basketo Bench Boro Chara Dime Dizi Dorze Gamo-Gofa-Dawro Ganza Gayil Hamer-Banna Hozo Kachama-Ganjule Kafa Karo Koorete Maale Melo Nayi Oyda Seze Shekkacho Sheko Wolaytta Yemsa Zayse-Zergulla

Nilo-Saharan	Anuak Berta Daats'iin Gumuz Kacipo-Balesi Komo Kwama Kwegu Majang Me'en Murle Mursi Nuer Nyangatom Opuuo Shabo Suri Uduk

Cushitic languages

Beja

Beja

Agaw

Highland East

Lowland East

Saho–Afar	Afar Saho

Oromoid	Borana Eastern Oromo Orma Oromo Waata

Konsoid	Bussa Dirasha Gato Konso Mashile Turo

(West) Omo–Tana	Arbore Daasanach El Molo

Rendille–Boni	Baiso Boni Rendille

Somali	Dabarre Garre Jiiddu Maay Somali Ashraf Benadiri Tunni

Other	Boon Dahalo Girirra Ongota Yaaku

Dullay

South

Italics indicate extinct languages

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Daasanach language