Alternate Names: Alaaba, Allaaba, Halaba, K’abena, Qebena
Dialects: K’abeena, Wanbasana (Alaba). Lexical similarity: 81% with Kambaata ,, 64% with Sidamo ,, 56% with Libido ,, 54% with Hadiyya ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 287,000 (2007 census). 234,000 Alaba, 52,700 K’abeena (2007 census). 111,000 monolinguals (1994 census). L2 users: 29,700.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 9%. Taught in primary schools.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Muslim.