Bji

Also Known As: Burji Language,Bembala,Bambala,Daashi,Burji Description: Burji language (alternate names: Bembala, Bambala, Daashi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Burji people who reside in Ethiopia south of Lake Chamo. There are also 7,000 speakers in Kenya. It belongs to the Highland East Cushitic group of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. The language has the SOV (Subject-Verb-Object) word order common to the Cushitic family. The verb morphology distinguishes passive and middle grammatical voice, as well as causative. Verbal suffixes mark the person, number, and gender of the subject. Information on the Linguist list..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Burji language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/bji/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png Rosetta Document Collection Phonology: 1 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: Ethiopia Spoken In: Countries: Ethiopia Regions: Africa ISO 639-3 Code: bji Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Afro-Asiatic Group     Cushitic Group       East Cushitic Group         Highland Group           Burji language