Libido (also known as Libixxiso, Mareqo, Mareko) 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.[2] According to the information of the Central Statistical Authority (2007) census, 59,000 people speak the language as mother tongue.[1]
| Libido | |
|---|---|
| Mareqo, Mareko | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Gurage, Hadiya, Kembata regions |
Native speakers | 59,000 (2007 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | liq |
| Glottolog | libi1250 |
Classification
editIt is closely related to Hadiyya (a dialect per Blench 2006) within the Highland East Cushitic languages.
Grammar
editIts syntax is SOV; its verb has passive, reflexive and causative constructions, as well as a middle voice.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Libido at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ Deressa Layo, Dinkessa (September 2017). Documentation and Description of Libido People Traditional Ceremonies: Marriage and Conflict Resolution (PDF) (Thesis). Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University (published 2017). p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2022.
Further reading
edit- Korhonen, Elsa, Mirja Saksa, and Ronald J. Sim. 1986. A dialect study of Kambaata-Hadiyya (Ethiopia) [part 1]. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 5: 5-41.
- Korhonen, Elsa, Mirja Saksa, and Ronald J. Sim. 1986. A dialect study of Kambaata-Hadiyya (Ethiopia), [part 2]: Appendices. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 6: 71–121.
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