Dirasha
Dirasha is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, by about 65 thousand people.
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Dirasha (also known as Ghidole, Diraasha, Dirayta, Gidole, Gardulla, Dhirasha) is a member of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. It is spoken in the Omo region of Ethiopia, in the hills west of Lake Chamo, around the town of Gidole.
A number of speakers also use Oromo or Konso. According to Wondwosen Tesfaye Abire, the "Dirasha" is the name of the people, and the name of the language is given variously as "Dirashitata, Dirayta and Diraytata".
None of these names seem to be derogatory, but rather different ways of referring to the same language.
From Wikipedia · Dirasha language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Dirasha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nam* | |
| name | mah* | |
| eye | ilt* | |
| ear | labit* | |
| nose | sina* | |
| tooth | ilhit* | |
| tongue | arap* | |
| hand | hark* | |
| blood | dik* | |
| bone | laft* | |
| skin | kol* | |
| knee | kilp* | |
| breast | amb* | |
| liver | Sira* | |
| water | hak* | |
| fire | abit* | |
| sun | laS* | |
| stone | daga* | |
| mountain | wudEt* | |
| tree | kor* | |
| leaf | labit* | |
| night | awad* | |
| dog | hEra* | |
| fish | kurtumEt* | |
| louse | ikirEt* | |
| one | Soko* | |
| two | lakE* | |
| I | anto* | |
| you | atE* | |
| we | ino* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KonsoAfro-Asiatic40% alike
- BussaAfro-Asiatic33% alike
- Eastern OromoAfro-Asiatic31% alike
- Borana-Arsi-Guji OromoAfro-Asiatic31% alike
- OrmaAfro-Asiatic28% alike
- WaataAfro-Asiatic26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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