Alternate Names: “Janjerinya” (pej.), “Janjero” (pej.), “Janjor” (pej.), “Yangaro” (pej.), Yem, Yemma, “Zinjero” (pej.)
Dialects: Fuga of Jimma, Toba. The Fuga of Jimma dialect may be a separate language. Lexical similarity: 24% with Shekkacho ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 92,200 (2007 census).
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh], Oromo [orm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 24%. Bible portions: 2001.
Typology: SOV; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Yem.Yemma is the feminine form of Yem. Christian, Muslim.