Libido language


Libido is an Afroasiatic language of Ethiopia, which is spoken in the Mareko district Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, directly south-east of Butajira. According to the information of the Central Statistical Authority census, 64,381 people speak the language as their mother tongue. Most of them are multilingual, due to contact with other languages.

Classification

It is closely related to Hadiyya within the Highland East Cushitic languages.

Orthography

Libido has become written in recent times, following motivation from the Ethiopian language policy to use the Latin script; the language has also been taught since 2002 for grades 1 to 4.
LetterA aB bC cD dE eF fG gH hI iJ jK kL lM mN n
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LetterO oQ qR rS sT tU uW wX xY yZ zCH chPH phSh sh
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Grammar

Its syntax is SOV; its verb has passive, reflexive and causative constructions, as well as a middle voice.