Bxe

Also Known As: 'Ongota,Birelle,Shanqilla,Ifa'ongota Description: Ongota (also known as Birale [ISO 639-3], Birayle) is a moribund language of southwest Ethiopia. In 2008, it was said to be in a state of decline with only 6 elderly native speakers, the rest of their small village on the west bank of the Weito River having adopted the Tsamai language instead. The grammar follows a Subject Object Verb word order. It is probably Afro-Asiatic, but has not been definitively classified. As of 2004, it is being studied by Aklilu Yilma of Addis Ababa University. Ongota has features of both Afrasiatic and Nilo-Saharan languages that confuse its classification. Fleming (2006) considers it to be an independent branch of Afrasiatic. Savà and Tosco (2003) believe it to be an East Cushitic language with a Nilo-Saharan substratum—that is, that Ongota speakers shifted to East Cushitic from an earlier Nilo-Saharan language, traces of which still remain...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Birale Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/bxe/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Ethiopia Spoken In: Regions: Africa ISO 639-3 Code: bxe Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Afro-Asiatic Group     Unclassified Afro-Asiatic Group       Birale Language