Bosha language explained

Bosha
Nativename:Garo
States:Ethiopia
Region:Kingdom of Garo
Extinct:fl. through 19th century
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam1:Afro-Asiatic?
Fam2:Omotic?
Fam3:North
Fam4:Gonga
Fam5:KafaShekkacho
Fam6:(see text)
Iso3:none
Iso3comment:(included in [kbr])
Glotto:bosh1241
Glottorefname:Bosha

Bosha is an extinct Omotic language of Ethiopia. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of the Northern Omotic Kafa language, but notes that it may be a distinct language. Other sources list it as unclassified.[1] The Bosha state, the Kingdom of Garo, was a culturally Gonga enclave within the southern Oromo area.

Notes and References

  1. Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List