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- Afroasiatic
- Omotic
- Wolaytta
ISO 639-3 · walwal
Afroasiatic family
Wolaytta
Wolaytta is a language of the Omotic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia. Wikidata counts about 5.8 m speakers (2023). Wikidata describes it as “Omotic language in Ethiopia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wal- Glottocode
wola1242- Family
- Afroasiatic
- Wikipedia
- 24 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wolaytta |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wolaytta language, Wolaitta language, Wolaita language |
| All speakers | 5,830,000 (2023) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Wolaytta
The branches above Wolaytta, 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 · NationaltirTigrinyaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m2 · ProvincialgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 msidSidamoAfroasiatic · 1.8 m4 · EducationalaarAfarAfroasiatic · 1.6 m2 · ProvincialsgwSebat Bet GurageAfroasiatic · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingdrsGedeoAfroasiatic · 980,0004 · Educational