Burji
[aka Bambala, Bembala, Daashi]Classification: Afro-Asiatic
·vulnerable
- DATE OF INFO
- 1994
- PLACES
- Kenya; Ethiopia;
Language metadata
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Bambala, Bembala, Daashi |
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Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, Highland East Cushitic |
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ISO 639-3 |
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bji |
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Language information by source
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Information from: “A survey on language death in Africa” (402) . Sommer, Gabriele (1992) , Brenzinger, Matthias · Mouton de Gruyter
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Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Sources cited on this language are unclear on speaker numbers. Speaker numbers may be as low as 1000 or as high as 10000 in Kenya, and as high as 15,000-20,000 in Ethiopia.
- TRANSMISSION
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- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Borana
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"The Burji living in Kenya speak Borana (Oromo) today."
- PLACES
- Ethiopia; Kenya
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Ethiopia (south of Lake Chamo) and Kenya, in the high altitude areas of Marsabit, especially around urban centres like Marsabit and Moyale."
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press