Maale language explained

Maale
Also Known As:Male
States:Ethiopia
Region:South Omo, southeast of Jinka
Speakers:105,000
Date:2010 census
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Omotic
Fam3:North
Fam4:Ometo
Script:Ethiopic
Iso3:mdy
Glotto:male1284
Glottorefname:Male (Ethiopia)

Maale (also spelled Male) is an Omotic language spoken in the Omo Region of Ethiopia. The Maale people are vigorously maintaining their language despite exposure to outside pressures and languages.[2]

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  1. http://www.galataministries.org [http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=264&format=raw&Itemid=521 Ethiopia 2007 Census]
  2. Aswegen, Kobus van. 2008. The maintenance of Maale in Ethiopia. Language Matters : Studies in the Languages of Africa 39(1): 29-48.