Bosha language

Extinct Omotic language of Ethiopia
Bosha
Garo
Native toEthiopia
RegionKingdom of Garo
Extinctfl. through 19th century
Language family
Afro-Asiatic?
  • Omotic?
    • North
      • Gonga
        • Kafa–Shekkacho
          • (see text)
            • Bosha
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in Kafa [kbr])
Glottologbosh1241

Bosha is an extinct Omotic language of Ethiopia. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of the Northern Omotic Kafa language, but notes that it may be a distinct language.[1] Other sources list it as unclassified.[2] The Bosha state, the Kingdom of Garo, was a culturally Gonga enclave within the southern Oromo area.

References

  1. ^ Kafa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List


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