Also Known As:
Southern Mao, Mao, South Mao, Anfilo
Dialects & Varieties
Sociolinguistic Survey Report on Languages of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha Area Part I
Siebert, Ralph, Kati Siebert and Klaus Wedekind. 2002. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report On Languages of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha Area Part I." Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2002/SILESR2002-054.pdf.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"All interviewees said that the children in the villages learn Mao as their first language; but that most of them learn Oromo, too, before starting school. [...] When counting, the respondents use Mao only within certain limits: They count up to 10, 20, or 30, and then continue in Oromo. Some count the tens, twenties, or thirties in Mao and add the subtotals in Oromo."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Very positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Oromo, Arabic
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
Domains of Other Languages:
Arabic used in the mosque; Oromo used in town administrative matters
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
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