Native to Ethiopia Native speakers 980,000 (2007 census) Glottolog gede1246 | Region Gedeo Zone, Guji Zone ISO 639-3 drs | |
Language family Afro-Asiatic
Cushitic
Highland East
Gedeo | ||
Gedeo is a Highland East Cushitic language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in south central Ethiopia. Alternate names for the language include Derasa, Deresa, Darassa, Geddeo, Derasanya, Darasa. It is spoken by the Gedeo people, who live in the highland area, southwest of Dila and east of Lake Abaya.
The languages has SOV word order. Verbs are marked for person, number, and gender of subject. Verbs are marked for voice: active, causative, middle, and passive.
The New Testament was published in the Gedeo language in 1986, using the Ethiopian syllabary.
References
Gedeo language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA