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ALSO KNOWN AS		Southern Mao, Mao, South Mao, Anfilo
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, Gonga
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		myo
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Information from: “Africa” ( ch. 7) . Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~1000

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Most Anfillo have switched to the Cushitic language (Western) Oromo, which became more and more of a dominant language in the area from the sixteenth century onwards."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Western Ethiopia, west of Dembi-Dollo

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1000

DATE OF INFO: 1990

PLACES: Ethiopia;

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~10,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"Within the family, Mao is the language which is used primarily. In the homes, the use of the Mao language seems to be stable. [..] The Mao people have a very positive attitude towards their mother tongue and are convinced that their language will be used throughout generations and that it will not be forgotten."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Very positive

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Oromo
Arabic

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"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."

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
13,657
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
16226

DATE OF INFO: 1994

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis		SIL International		Dallas, TX			http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	1000	500	1990												Ethiopia;
		2002	Sociolinguistic Survey Report on Languages of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha Area Part I				Online report				SIL International		http://www.sil.org/silesr/2002/SILESR2002-054.pdf	Ralph Siebert and Kati Siebert and Klaus Wedekind	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.			~10,000		10000-99999	Arabic used in the mosque; Oromo used in town administrative matters	Oromo, Arabic	Very positive	"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."	Most	Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	"Within the family, Mao is the language which is used primarily. In the homes, the use of the Mao language seems to be stable. [..] The Mao people have a very positive attitude towards their mother tongue and are convinced that their language will be used throughout generations and that it will not be forgotten."	12	11
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing		Paris			http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		500		100-999						Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							8.5049,34.7415
		1998	1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Results at Country Level		Reproduced online by Hudson, 2006			Central Statistical Office	1	Addis Ababa	Office of Population and Housing Census Commission		https://www.msu.edu/~hudson/Ethlgslist.htm		1998. "1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Results At Country Level." 1: Central Statistical Office. Online: https://www.msu.edu/~hudson/Ethlgslist.htm.		16226	13,657	1994	10000-99999						Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			World Oral Literature Project										http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			500		100-999						Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
9780700711970		2007	Africa	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages		Christopher Moseley		Routledge				7		Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and F. K. Erhard Voeltz	Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. and F. K. Erhard Voeltz. 2007. "Africa." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. Routledge.		~1000	~500		100-999		Oromo		"Most Anfillo have switched to the Cushitic language (Western) Oromo, which became more and more of a dominant language in the area from the sixteenth century onwards."	Most	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Western Ethiopia, west of Dembi-Dollo

Anfillo

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Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

500

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

13,657

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

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Anfillo

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

500

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

13,657

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

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