Basketo language explained

Basketo
Nativename:ባስኬ፟ት (Basəke፟tə)
States:Ethiopia
Ethnicity:Basketo
Ref:e27
Date:2007 census
Dia1:Dokko
Dia2:Dollo
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Omotic
Fam3:North Omotic
Fam4:Ometo
Fam5:North
Script:Ge'ez
Iso3:bst
Glotto:bask1236
Glottorefname:Basketo

Basketo (also known as Basketto, Baskatta, Mesketo, Misketto, and Basketo-Dokka) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the Basketo special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, which is part of Ethiopia. The speakers refer to the language as "Masketo", while their neighbors refer to it as "Basketo." It has said to consist of two dialects, "Doko" (Dokko) and "Dollo" (Dollo). Besides their mother tongue, some also speak Melo, Oyda, Galila, or Gofa.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Alemayehu Abebe, "Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Mesketo Language of Ethiopia", SIL Electronic Survey Reports SILESR 2002-067.