Argobba is an Ethiopian Semitic language spoken in several districts of Afar, Amhara, and Oromia regions of Ethiopia by the Argobba people. It belongs to the South Ethiopic languages subgroup, and is closely related to Amharic.[1]
Writing in the mid-1960s, Edward Ullendorff noted that it "is disappearing rapidly in favour of Amharic, and only a few hundred elderly people are still able to speak it."[2] Today, many Argobba in the Harari Region are shifting to the Oromo language.[3] Those in the Ankober district speak the Amharic language.[4]
^ abcdArgobba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^Ullendorff, Edward, (1965) The Ethiopians: An Introduction to Country and People, second edition (London: Oxford University Press), pp. 131f. ISBN 0-19-285061-X.
^Kifleyesus, Abbebe. 2006. The Argobba of Ethiopia are not the Language They Speak. Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian Studies 9:7-22.
^"Argobba". Ethnologue. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
Argobba is an Ethiopian Semitic language spoken in several districts of Afar, Amhara, and Oromia regions of Ethiopia by the Argobba people. It belongs...
their area. These factors have led to a decline in usage of the Argobbalanguage. Argobba are considered endangered today due to exogamy and destitution...
and Agaw languages, as well as the Semitic Gurage languages, Harari, Silt'e, and Argobbalanguages. Arabic, which also belongs to the Afroasiatic family...
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Grover; Kogan, Leonid E. (1997). "Amharic and Argobba". In Hetzron, Robert (ed.). The Semitic Languages. New York: Routledge. pp. 457–485. ISBN 0-415-05767-1...
characterized as foreign invaders. Amharic is a South Ethio-Semitic language, along with Gurage, Argobba, Harari, and others. Due to the social stratification of...
that the inhabitants of Shewa spoke Ethiopian Semitic language likely Argobbalanguage. Argobba are widely believed to be the first to accept Islam collectively...
located in this woreda, and notable as being communities where the Argobbalanguage is spoken. Chaffa Gola Dewerahmedo was divided for Dawa Chaffa and...
subfamily of the Afroasiatic languages and closely related to Harari and Argobbalanguages. Gafat people, an extinct ethnic group in western Ethiopia Østebø...
from Ifat region to Adal set in motion the evolution of Harari and Argobbalanguage within Harar and its environs. According to Jeffrey M. Shaw, the main...
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predominantly Argobba and Harari,. However, Amelie Chekroun suggests no possible link to identify the people of medieval Ifat with the Argobba people. Walasma...
and Agaw languages, as well as the Semitic Gurage languages, Harari, Silt'e, and Argobbalanguages. Arabic, which also belongs to the Afroasiatic family...
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eastern Gurage territory such as Siltʼe language. Nicholas Tait proposes Harla language was indistinguishable with Argobba and Harari linguistic classifications...
the early thirteenth century, where he was met by the Harla, Gaturi and Argobba people. In the Middle Ages Hararis led by Abadir supposedly came into conflict...
of the population. The Afar language is spoken as a first language by 64.66% of the population, Amharic by 22.25%, Argobba by 5.42%, Wolaytta by (2.89%)...
Amhara (31.79%), and the Argobba (2.29%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.58% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 65.08%, and 34.29%...
and Agaw languages, as well as the Semitic Gurage languages, Harari, Silt'e, and Argobbalanguages. Arabic, which also belongs to the Afroasiatic family...
assimilation by the American government, the majority can only speak English. The Argobba have typically been a merchant community and usually trades with other...
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Hebrew language spoken today. Developed as part of Hebrew's revival in the late 19th century and early 20th century, it is the official language of the...
working language of the state. Other languages with a significant number of speakers in the state include Amharic (6.83%), Tigrinnya (1.06%), Argobba (0.79%)...
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