Also Known As:
Yemsa, Yemma, Janjero, Janjerinya, Janjor, Yangaro, Zinjero
Dialects & Varieties
- Toba
- Fuga of Jimma
Recent Resources
A list of Yamma (Yem) words transcribed in the 1840s by French geographer/linguist Antoine d'Abbadie
A Powerpoint presentation by Samson Seid on language maintenance and shift in Yemssa.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Aklilu, Yilma. 1993. "Pilot Survey of Bilingualism in Yem." In SLLE (Survey of little-known languages of Ethiopia) linguistic reports, 9: 1-5.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Aklilu, Yilma. 1993. "Pilot Survey of Bilingualism in Yem." In SLLE (Survey of little-known languages of Ethiopia) linguistic reports, 9: 1-5.