Afro-Asiatic language spoken by Sidama people in Ethiopia
Sidama
Sidaamu Afoo
Native to
Ethiopia
Region
Sidama region
Ethnicity
5.1 million Sidama (2022)[1]
Native speakers
4.9 million (2022)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Cushitic
Highland East
Sidama
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-2
sid
ISO 639-3
sid
Glottolog
sida1246
Sidama or Sidaamu Afoo is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Highland East Cushitic branch of the Cushitic family. It is spoken in parts of southern Ethiopia by the Sidama people, particularly in the densely populated Sidama National Regional State (SNRS). Sidaamu Afoo is the ethnic autonym for the language, while Sidaminya is its name in Amharic. It is not known to have any specific dialects. The word order is typically SOV. Sidaama has over 100,000 L2 speakers. The literacy rate for L1 speakers is 1%-5%, while for L2 speakers it is 20%. In terms of its writing, Sidaama used an Ethiopic script up until 1993, from which point forward it has used a Latin script.[1]
Sidama or Sidaamu Afoo is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Highland East Cushitic branch of the Cushitic family. It is spoken in parts of southern...
2019, the Sidama Zone became the 10th regional state in Ethiopia after a zone-wide referendum. They speak the Sidamalanguage, which is a language of the...
Sidama has a population of around 3.2 million in 2017 who speak the Cushitic languageSidama (also known as Sidaamu Afoo). Historically the Sidama nation...
speakers were Oromo, Somali, Beja, Afar, Hadiyya, Kambaata, and Sidama. The Cushitic languages with the greatest number of total speakers are Oromo (37 million)...
most populous language is Sidama, with close to two million speakers. The languages are: Burji (divergent) Sidamoid (also Sidamic) Sidama Gedeo Hadiyya–Libido...
Lat. ignis and Skt. agni (fire) Lith. sėdime and Lat. sedemus and Skt. sīdama (we sit) This even extends to grammar, where for example Latin noun declensions...
Hadiyya and Sidamalanguages, spoken in the neighboring regions. All of these are classified in the group of Highland East Cushitic languages. They are...
was held in the Sidama Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, in which voters supported a proposal for Sidama Zone to become...
and 75 km (47 mi) north of Dilla. The town serves as the capital of the Sidama Region. It lies on the Trans-African Highway 4 Cairo-Cape Town and has a...
continuum. Cerulli, Enrico. 1929. Note su alcune popolazioni Sidama dell'Abesinia meridionale 2: I Sidama dell'Omo. Rivisita degli Studi Orientalia, 12. (Il linguaggio...
territories to the south, east, and west — areas inhabited by the Oromo, Sidama, Gurage, Welayta, and other peoples. He achieved this with the help of Ras...
on 2nd anniversary of the region. Central Sidama Zone Eastern Sidama Zone Northern Sidama Zone Southern Sidama Zone Sitti Zone Fafan Zone Jarar Zone Erer...
people of South Sudan) Maasai religion (Maasai people of Kenya) Sidama mythology (Sidama people of Ethiopia) Waaqeffanna (Oromo people of Ethiopia and Kenya)...
decreased in the following centuries. Clans of Hadiya origin in Oromia, Sidama, Wolayta, Gurage, Tigray (Rayyaa, Azaaboo, and Ashaange), and Afar were...
A referendum on the creation of a Sidama Region was held on regionalisation in the Sidama Zone of Ethiopia on 20 November 2019. The creation of such a...
latter kingdoms are quite similar to those practiced by the former Cushitic Sidama states in the southern Gibe region of Ethiopia. By contrast, Bantu populations...
postulated Harari speakers were in direct contact with Sidama, Afar and Somali. The first known Harari language dictionary in English was published by British...
(SNNPRS). The major megalithic sites are found in Gedeo Zone, Gurage Zone and Sidama Zone. Tiya is one of the megalithic sites registered by UNESCO. Stelae,...
population respectively. Other prominent ethnic groups are as follows: Sidama 4.0%, Gurage 2.5%, Welayta 2.3%, Afar 1.7%, Hadiya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5% and Others...
Tigray Independence Party Sidama Proposed: Self-determination and/or autonomy for the Sidama people Militant organization: Sidama National Liberation Front...
(1890). Éthiopie méridionale journal de mon voyage aux pays Amhara, Oromo et Sidama, septembre 1885 à novembre 1888. Quantin, Librairies-imprimeries réunies...
concentrated in the Konso Zone. Their territory is adjacent to Omotic, Sidama and Oromo communities. Konso typically live in large towns, each governed...
centralized military unit was buildup while frequently engaged war with Sidama kingdom in the west and Muslim population to the east. One of the most important...
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