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Hadiyya
Native to Ethiopia
Region Hadiya Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Ethnicity Hadiya people
Native speakers 1,300,000  (2007 census)
Language family
Dialects
Hadiyya
Soro
Leemo
Writing system Latin, Ethiopic
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Hadiyya is a Cushitic language. It is spoken by around 1.3 million people in Southern Ethiopia. It is very similar to the Libido language, which is spoken just north of where Hadiyya is spoken.

Beja
Agaw
  • Awngi
  • Bilen
  • Qimant
    • Kayla
    • Qwara
  • Xamtanga
Highland East
Lowland East
Saho–Afar
Oromoid
  • Borana
  • Eastern Oromo
  • Orma
  • Oromo
  • Waata
Konsoid
  • Bussa
  • Dirasha
  • Gato
  • Konso
  • Mashile
  • Turo
(West) Omo–Tana
  • Arbore
  • Daasanach
  • El Molo
Rendille–Boni
  • Baiso
  • Boni
  • Rendille
Somali
Other
  • Boon
  • Dahalo
  • Girirra
  • Yaaku
Dullay
South
  • Aasáx
  • Alagwa
  • Burunge
  • Gorowa
  • Iraqw
  • Kwʼadza
Italics indicate extinct languages
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