ISO 639-3 · gaxgax
Afroasiatic family
Borana
Borana is a language of the Cushitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gax- Glottocode
bora1271- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Borana |
|---|---|
| Also called | Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Borana language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Borana
The branches above Borana, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ethiopia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalsomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalwalWolayttaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationtirTigrinyaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m2 · ProvincialgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 mkbrKafaAfroasiatic · 1.5 m4 · EducationalsgwSebat Bet GurageAfroasiatic · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingdrsGedeoAfroasiatic · 980,0004 · EducationalstvSeltiAfroasiatic · 935,0004 · Educational