Gamo-Gofa-Dawro language

"Gamo language" redirects here. For the Nigerian language, see Gamo-Ningi language.
Gamo-Gofa-Dawro
Native toEthiopia
RegionOmo Region
EthnicityGamo, Gofa, Dawro
Native speakers
1.6 million of Gamo, 360,000 of Gofa, 510,000 of Dawro (2007–2018)
Ethiopic, Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
gmv – Gamo
gof – Gofa
dwr – Dawro
Glottologgamo1243  Gamo
gofa1235  Gofa
dawr1236  Dawro

Gamo-Gofa-Dawro is an Ometo dialect continuum of the Afroasiatic family (Te-Ne-Omotic according to Glottolog) spoken in the Dawro, Gamo Gofa and Wolayita Zones of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region in Ethiopia. Varieties are spoken by the Gamo, Gofa, Dawro; Blench (2006) and Ethnologue treat these as separate languages. Zala presumably belongs here as well. Dialects of Dawro (Kullo-Konta) are Konta and Kucha. In 1992, Alemayehu Abebe collected a word-list of 322 entries for all three related dialects.

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