ISO 639-3 · gwdgwd
Afroasiatic family
Gawwada
Gawwada is a language of the Cushitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia. Wikidata counts about 69,000 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Afro-Asiatic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gwd- Glottocode
gaww1239- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 18 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Gawwada |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gawwada language, Ale language |
| All speakers | 69,000 (2007) |
| Written in | Geʽez script |
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 Gawwada
The branches above Gawwada, 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