Ethnicity Somali (Rahanweyn) ISO 639-3 gex | Region southern Native speakers 58,000 (2006) | |
Language family Afro-AsiaticCushiticLowland EastSomaliGarre | ||
Garre (also known as Af-Garre) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Garre people inhabiting southern Somalia, Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and west central Chad. It belongs to the family's Cushitic branch, and has an estimated 57,500 speakers. Garre has similarities with the Aweer language (Boni). However, its speakers are physically and culturally distinct from the Aweer people.
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Garre language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA