ISO 639-3 · zwazwa
Afroasiatic family
Zay
Zay is a language of the Ethiopian Semitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia. Wikidata describes it as “one of the Gurage languages”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zwa- Glottocode
zayy1238- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zay |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zway, Lak'i, Laqi, Zay 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: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Zay
The branches above Zay, 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 msomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalwalWolayttaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 msidSidamoAfroasiatic · 1.8 m4 · EducationalaarAfarAfroasiatic · 1.6 m2 · ProvincialkbrKafaAfroasiatic · 1.5 m4 · EducationalsgwSebat Bet GurageAfroasiatic · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingdrsGedeoAfroasiatic · 980,0004 · Educational