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3 unusual facts about Mao languages


Mao languages

During recent political upheavals, a few thousand Bambassi speakers established themselves in the valley of the Didessa River and Belo Jegonfoy woreda.

Hozo and Seze (often described together as 'Begi Mao') spoken around Begi in the Mirab (West) Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, and

Ganza, which is spoken south of Bambasi in the Asosa Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz, and west of the Hozo and Seze languages.


Mao-Komo special woreda

Oromiffa is spoken as a first language by 58%, 29% speak Fadashi, 6% speak Mao one of the northern group of Omotic languages, 5% Kwama, 1% Berta, and 0.7% speak Gumuz; the remaining 0.3% spoke all other primary languages reported.


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