Alternate Names: Amar, Amarcocche, Amer, Ammar, Bana, Banna, Beshada, Cocche, Hamar, Hamar-Koke, Hamer, Hammer, Hammercoche, Kara Kerre
Dialects: None known. Hamer and Banna are separate ethnic groups who speak virtually the same language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 73,500 (2007 census). 46,500 Hamer, 27,000 Banna. 38,400 monolinguals (1994 census). L2 users: 7,120.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Ongota [bxe], Tsamai [tsb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 1%.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.