Agaw languages facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Agaw |
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| Central Cushitic | |
| Ethnicity: | Agaw people |
| Geographic distribution: |
Ethiopia and central Eritrea |
| Linguistic classification: | Afro-Asiatic
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| Subdivisions: |
Awngi
Bilen
Qimant
Xamtanga
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The Agaw, or Central Cushitic, languages are a small branch of Cushitic languages. They are spoken mainly in Ethiopia.
Languages
- Awngi (South Agaw) spoken southwest of Lake Tana, the largest, with over 350,000 speakers
- (Kunfal, spoken west of Lake Tana, is not well recorded but is probably a dialect of Awngi)
- Northern Agaw:
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- Bilen–Xamtanga:
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- Bilen (North) spoken (70,000 speakers) in Eritrea around the town of Keren and eastern Sudan around the town of Kassala
- Xamtanga (Central Agaw; also called Khamir, Khamta) 143,000 speakers in the North Amhara Region
- Qimant (Western Agaw) nearly extinct, spoken by the Qemant in Semien Gondar Zone
- (dialects Qwara – nearly extinct, spoken by Beta Israel formerly living in Qwara, now in Israel; Kayla – extinct, formerly spoken by some Beta Israel, transitional between Qimant and Xamtanga)
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas agaw para niños
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