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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Afro-Asiatic |
| Branch: Cushitic |
| Continent: Africa |
| Country: Eritrea |
| Region: Southern Eritrea. Also spoken in Ethiopia. |
| Countries Where Spoken: Eritrea, Ethiopia. |
| Countries Where Official: Eritrea |
| Native Speakers: 180,000 |
| Speakers Total: 202,759 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 0 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 0 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 0 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 0 |
| Three Letter Code: SSY |
| Alternative Names: SAO, SHAHO, SHOHO, SHIHO |
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| Summary: Very close to Afar. The Irob dialect is only in Ethiopia. Ethnic group names are Asa'orta, Hadu (Hazu), Miniferi. Nomadic. They do not accept outsiders. They have suffered from recent famines. Dictionary. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: Below 5%. Muslim, Christian. |
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