Shoa (Tulama)

Overview

Family Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Oromo
Language code (subtag) gaz
Population 8920000
Alias Afan Oromo, "Galla", Oromiffa, Oromoo
Dialects Western Oromo, Central Oromo. Subdialects are Mecha (Maccha, Wellaga, Wallaga, Wollega), Raya, Wello (Wollo), Tulema (Tulama, Shoa, Shewa). Harar and Boran are most divergent.
Writing system Ethiopic script (subtag: Ethi). used until 1990s. Latin script (subtag: Latn), used since 1990s.
Ethnologue http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gaz

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