ISO 639-3 · kxhkxh
Afroasiatic family
Karo
Karo is a language of the South Omotic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kxh- Glottocode
karo1297- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Karo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Karo (Ethiopia), Karo language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Karo
The branches above Karo, 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 · InternationalormOromoAfroasiatic · 36 mamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalsomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalwalWolayttaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationtirTigrinyaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m2 · ProvincialgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 msidSidamoAfroasiatic · 1.8 m4 · EducationalaarAfarAfroasiatic · 1.6 m2 · ProvincialkbrKafaAfroasiatic · 1.5 m4 · Educational