Libido language explained

Libido
States:Ethiopia
Region:Gurage, Hadiya, Kembata regions
Ref:e27
Date:2007 census
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Cushitic
Fam3:Highland East
Fam4:Hadiyya
Iso3:liq
Glotto:libi1250
Glottorefname:Libido
Also Known As:Mareqo, Mareko

Libido (also known as Mareqo, Mareko) is an Afroasiatic language of Ethiopia, which is spoken in the Mareko district Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, directly south-east of Butajira. It has about 58,800 native speakers (2007 census).

Classification

It is closely related to Hadiyya (a dialect per Blench 2006) within the Highland East Cushitic languages.

Grammar

Its syntax is SOV; its verb has passive, reflexive and causative constructions, as well as a middle voice.

Further reading