Shekkacho
Shekkacho is a Ta-Ne-Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia.
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Shekkacho (also Shakacho, Shekka; the name "Mocha", common in older descriptions, is seen as derogatory) is an Afro-Asiatic Omotic language, spoken mainly in Sheka Zone at southwestern Ethiopia. It is most closely related to Kafa.
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Words in Shekkacho
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aSo* | |
| name | Sigo* | |
| eye | afo* | |
| ear | wamo* | |
| nose | Sito* | |
| tooth | gaSo* | |
| tongue | heCawo* | |
| hand | k3So* | |
| blood | dEmo* | |
| bone | SaSo* | |
| skin | goko* | |
| knee | gurato* | |
| breast | tEno* | |
| liver | afaro* | |
| water | aCo* | |
| fire | kako* | |
| sun | abo* | |
| star | t3jo* | |
| stone | Suto* | |
| mountain | gEpo* | |
| tree | mito* | |
| leaf | So7o* | |
| night | tumo* | |
| dog | kunano* | |
| fish | haSo* | |
| louse | Cuto* | |
| one | iko* | |
| two | guto* | |
| I | ta* | |
| you | ne* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · shek1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · moy