Alternate Names: “Birale” (pej.), “Birelle” (pej.), Ifa, “Shanqilla” (pej.)
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10 (2007 census).
Language Use: Older adults. Negative attitudes. Shifting to Tsamai [tsb] (Dimmendaal 2007). Also use Hamer-Banna [amf], Konso [kxc], Oromo [orm].
Typology: SOV; postpositions, genitives follow noun heads, suffixes indicate noun case, verb affixes mark subject, person, number, and gender; passive; causative.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia