Alternate Names: Baskatta, Basketto, Mesketo
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Oyda ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 92,600 (2007 census). 42,800 monolinguals. L2 users: 8,960.
Language Use: Also use Wolaytta [wal].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 2006.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Christian.