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Konso (Komso, Khonso, also Af Kareti, Afa Karatti, Conso, Gato, Karate, Kareti) is a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in southwest Ethiopia. Native speakers of Konso number about 200,000 (SIL 2005). Konso is closely related to Dirasha (also known as Gidole), and serves as a "trade language"—or lingua franca—beyond the area of the Konso people. Blench (2006) considers purported dialects Gato and Turo to be separate languages.[2]
| Konso | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | South of Lake Chamo in the bend of the Sagan River |
Native speakers | 240,000 (2007)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
|
Writing system | Ethiopic script |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kxc |
| Glottolog | kons1243 |
The Grammar of Konso was first described by Hellenthal (2004), and later, in more detail, by Ongaye (2013). The New Testament was published in the Konso language in 2002.
Phonology
Consonants
Unlike its Oromoid relatives and most East African languages in general, Konso distinguishes neither voiced nor ejective consonants. Instead, it has a series of implosive stops, including the extremely rare uvular implosive /ʛ/.[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
| Stop | Plain | p | t | c | k | ʔ | |
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | ʛ | |||
| Fricative | f | s | ʃ | χ | h | ||
| Lateral | l | ||||||
| Flap | r | ||||||
| Glide | w | j | |||||
Vowels
Typically of a Cushitic language, Konso distinguishes five short and five long vowels:
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | e eː | o oː | |
| Open | a aː |
See also
- Konso
References
- Ethiopia 2007 Census
- Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
- Orkaydo, Ongaye Oda (2013). A Grammar of Konso. p. 11.
Literature on the Konso language
- Bliese, Loren; Gignarta, Sokka (1986). "Konso Exceptions to SOV (subject–object–verb) Typology". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 19: 1–40. JSTOR 41965937.
- Hellenthal, Anne-Christie (2004). Some Morphosyntactic Aspects of the Konso Language (MA thesis). Leiden University.
- Orkaydo, Ongaye Oda (2013). A grammar of Konso (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). Leiden University. hdl:1887/20681.
- Uusitalo, Mirjami (2007). Konso language. in Siegbert Uhlig (ed.), Encyclopaedia Aethiopica 3, 424-425. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.
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[de] Konso (Sprache)
Konso (Komso, Conso, auch bekannt als Af Kareti, Afa Karatti, Duuro, Fasha, Gato, Karate, Karatti, Kareti und Kholme[1]) ist eine Tieflandostkuschitische Sprache, welche vor allem im Südwesten Äthiopiens gesprochen wird.[2] Sie hat 247'660 Sprecher[3] und ist nicht gefährdet.[2]- [en] Konso language
[ru] Консо (язык)
Консо — кушитский язык, распространённый в юго-западной Эфиопии. Принадлежит к низменной подветви[en] восточной ветви[de] кушитской семьи языков. Ближайшим родственником консо считается язык дираша. Консо также часто используется как лингва-франка в торговле[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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