ISO 639-3 · bxebxe
Afroasiatic family
Ongota
Ongota is a language of the Cushitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia. Wikidata counts about 12 speakers (2012).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bxe- Glottocode
bira1253- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Centre point
- 5.32, 37.22
- Wikipedia
- 25 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ongota |
|---|---|
| Also called | Birale, Ongota language, Birayle |
| All speakers | 12 (2012) |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
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 Ongota
The branches above Ongota, 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