Alternate Names: “Darasa” (pej.), “Darassa” (pej.), “Derasa” (pej.), “Derasanya” (pej.), “Deresa” (pej.), Geddeo
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 60% with Sidamo , (most similar), 57% with Alaba-Kabeena ,, 54% with Kambaata ,, 51% with Hadiyya ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 975,000 (2007 census). 439,000 monolinguals. L2 users: 48,000.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Used in education. Radio programs. NT: 1986.
Typology: SOV; causative; middle, passive verbs.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.