User:Haddiyya/sandbox

Haddiyya Primary tabs LANGUAGE(Hadiya,haddiyya.haddiyanga) and Hadiyyisa A language of Ethiopia Alternate Names Adea, Adiya, Adiye, Hadia, Hadiya, Hadya Hadiyyisa Population 1,401,000, all users. L1 users: 1,250,000 (2007 census). L2 users: 151,000. 595,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,270,000 (2007 census).

Location Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Gurage, Hadiyya, and Kambaata zones, between Omo and Billate rivers, Hosaina town area; Oromia region: east Shewa zone.

Language Maps Southwestern Ethiopia Language Status 4 (Educational).

ClassificationAfro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Highland Dialects Leemo, Soro. Lexical similarity: 82% with Libido [liq], 56% with Kambaata [ktb], 54% with Alaba-Kabeena [alw], 53% with Sidamo [sid]. Language Use Also use Amharic [amh]. Language Development Literacy rate in L2: 34%. Under preparation to be taught as a major at university level. Taught in primary schools in grades 1–4 as the medium of instruction, in grades 5–10 as a subject. NT: 1992. Language ResourcesOLAC resources in and about Haddiyya Other Comments Christian, Muslim.