Ongota Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Ongota (also known as
Birale/
Birayle) is a moribund language of southwest
Ethiopia. In
2000, it was said to be in a state of decline with only 8 elderly mother tongue speakers, most other speakers having adopted the Ts'amakko language instead. The
grammar follows a Subject Object Verb word order. It is probably
Afroasiatic, but has not been definitively classified. As of
2004, it is being studied by Aklilu Yilma of
Addis Ababa University.
Bibliography
- Fleming, Harold 2002. "Ongota Lexicon: English-Ongota". Mother Tongue, VII, pp. 39-65.
- Mikesh, P. and Seelig, J.M. 1992. "Ongota or Birale: a moribund language of Gemu-Gofa (Ethiopia)". Journal of Afroasiatic Languages, 3,3:181-225.
- Savā, Graziano and Mauro Tosco 2000. A sketch of Ongota, a dying language of southwest Ethiopia. Studies in African Linguistics 29.2.59-136.
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