Girirra_language

Girirra language

Girirra language

Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia

Girirra also called Gariire is a Cushitic language of Ethiopia. It has extensive borrowing from Somali.[2] Although not mutually intelligible with Somali, it is estimated that around 70% of the Garirra language is made up of Somali loan words. There has not been many studies on the language itself and is often grouped into a small umbrella of the Macro-Somali language family including relatives like: Rendille, Boni, Bayso, and the two dialects of Somali, being Af-Maay, and Af-Maxaa (Standard Somali).[3]

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Phonology

The following are the phonemes found in Girirra:[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Girirra at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    SILESR2002 061
  3. [3]
    Blench, Roger (2006). "The Afro-Asiatic Languages Classification and Reference List" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. [4]
    Mekonnen, Hundie Kumbi. 2015. The Grammar of Girirra (A Lowland East Cushitic Language of Ethiopia). (Doctoral dissertation, Addis Ababa University; xxvii+367pp.)

Further reading

  • Mekonnen, Hundie Kumbi. 2015. The Grammar of Girirra (A Lowland East Cushitic Language of Ethiopia). (Doctoral dissertation, Addis Ababa University; xxvii+367pp.)

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