Alternate Names: Ciara
Dialects: Buch’a. Lexical similarity: 54% with Wolaytta ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 13,000 (2007 census). 5,560 monolinguals. L2 users: 670.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Dawro [dwr], Kafa [kbr], Melo [mfx], Wolaytta [wal].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 1%.
Typology: SOV; noun case suffixes; postpositions.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Traditional religion.