Dima language (Ethiopia)
| Dima | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Lake Turkana |
| Ethnicity | Dima |
| Era | attested 1897[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | dima1246 |
The Dima language (Doqo Dimā) is an extinct language formerly spoken in Ethiopia by the Dima people, who lived to the east of the Omo River north of Lake Turkana, as described by Vittorio Bottego in an expedition to Ethiopia in 1897. It is known by only a few numerals, which do not obviously resemble another language.
Vocabulary
Only the Dima numerals 1–10 are recorded.[1]
- ekkā
- ekkinā
- dāsā
- dꬰndāsā
- osā
- osꬰkꬰr
- fāṣā
- orongo
- kēriri
- kēpēs
6 osꬰkꬰr appears to be composed of 5 osā+1 ekkā.
Notes
- ^ a b Carlo Conti Rossini, 1927. Sui Linguaggi Parlati a Nord dei Laghi Rodolfo e Stefania. In Boas, Dempwolff, Panconcelli-Calzia, Werner & Westermann (eds.), Festschrift Meinhof, 247–255. L. Friederichsen, Hamburg.