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Garre language

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Native to
  
Somalia

Ethnicity
  
Somali (Rahanweyn)

ISO 639-3
  
gex

Region
  
southern

Native speakers
  
58,000 (2006)

Language family
  
Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Somali Garre

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.

References

Garre language Wikipedia


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