Kafa

Kafa is a Ta-Ne-Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia, by about 1.5 million people.

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Kafa · 7.3°N 36.2°E

Kafa or Kefa (Kafi noono) is a North Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia at the Keffa Zone. It is part of the Ethiopian Language Area, with SOV word order, ejective consonants, etc.

A collection of proverbs in the language has been published by Mesfin Wodajo.

From Wikipedia · Kafa language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Written down

Ubbe ashi bushoo shiijjeto tatoonaa ame megoona aalloon, oogoonaa wuroonon yechiiniye. Ikkoo baroona manittine shalligoonaa naboona yeshet shalligoon boono shaddeyoo hakkiimm qello boonoshich ichete.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Kafa

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	aSo*
name	Sigo*
eye	afo*
ear	wamo*
nose	mudo*
tooth	gaSo*
tongue	eCiyo*
hand	kiSo*
blood	damo*
bone	SawuSo*
skin	goko*
knee	ango*
breast	geto*
liver	qamo*
water	aCo*
fire	qaqo*
sun	abo*
star	tojano*
stone	taqo*
mountain	gudo*
tree	mito*
leaf	wamo*
night	tumo*
dog	kuna5*
fish	haso*
louse	Cindo*
one	iko*
two	guto*
I	ta*
you	ne*