Alternate Names: Cullo, Dauro, Kullo, Ometay
Dialects: Konta (Conta), Kucha (Koysha, Kusha). Lexical similarity: 73%–80% with Gamo ,, 76% with Gofa ,, 80% with Wolaytta ,, 73%–75% with Dorze ,, 48% with Koorete ,, 43% with Male ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 543,000 (2007 census). 260,000 monolinguals. L2 users: 20,000.
Language Use: Neutral attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Baiso [bsw], Chara [cra].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 24%. Church-based literacy program started 2007. NT: 2011.
Typology: SOV; derived nouns formed by suffixation of verbs; passives; case suffixes; postpositions; tonal.
Writing System: Ethiopic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia