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        <tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Khamtanga,Agawinya,Simt'anga,Xamta,Xamir
 
 
<b>Description:</b>
 
Xamtanga or Khamtanga is a Central Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia by the Xamir people.
The central vowels /ɨ ə a/ have fronted and backed allophones, depending on the adjacent consonant(s).
In positions other than word-initial, Xamtanga contrasts geminate and non-geminate consonants. With most consonants, the difference between a geminate and a non-geminate is simply one of length, but the cases of /b t q/ are more complex. When not word-initial, non-geminate /b/ is realized as a bilabial [β] or labiodental fricative [v], and /t/ and /q/ are realized as affricates: [tθ qχ]. Their geminate equivalents may be realized as prolonged [bː tː qː], or can simply be short [b t q].
In word-initial position, geminate consonants do not occur, and /b t q/ are realized as plosives.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=2987299 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
        <tr><td><h2>Location of Xamtanga Language Speakers</h2>
<googlemap zoom="1" width=400 height=300 lat="9.299496" lon="27.588656" type="map">
9.496895, 36.896062, Ethiopia
9.102097, 18.281250, Africa</googlemap>
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<h2>Overview</h2>
 
<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/ethiopia Ethiopia]</td></tr>
 
<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>
 
<b><i>Countries: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/ethiopia Ethiopia]
<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>xan</td></tr>
 
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      <tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Afro-Asiatic Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cushitic Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Central Cushitic Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Eastern Central Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[[Xamtanga Language]]</b>
 
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