29954 Baale 1000-9999 "Baale (bāālɛ́) is spoken in the border area between Ethiopia and Sudan by approximately 9,000 people, of whom around 5,000 are probably living on the Ethiopian side. The exact number of speakers however is not known; the recent census made by the Ethiopian government, for example, did not cover the Baale area... the speakers refer to themselves as Baale (bāālɛ́), singular Baalejini (bāālɛ̄jíní). The self-name Baale is also used to denote their language; alternatively, the language is referred to by its speakers as Baallessiye (bāāllēssīyé)." Notes on Baale Off ~9,000 1000-9999