Alternate Names: Harar, Harer, Ittu, “Kwottu” (pej.), “Qottu” (pej.), “Qotu Oromo” (pej.), “Quottu” (pej.), “Qwottu” (pej.)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo ,. A member of macrolanguage Oromo ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,530,000 (1994 census). 25,500,000 all Oromo speakers in Ethiopia (2007 census).
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Amharic [amh], Bambassi [myf], Dirasha [gdl], Gumuz [guk].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: In Ethiopia, Oromo is viewed as 1 people who speak 1 language. Muslim.