Alternate Names: Caffino, Kaffa, Kaficho, Kefa, Keffa, Manjo
Dialects: Bosha (Garo), Kafa. Bosha may be a distinct language. Manjo is an argot based on Kafa , (Bender 1983).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 834,000 (2007 census). 445,000 monolinguals (1994 census). L2 users: 46,700.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Chara [cra], Nayi [noz].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 22%. Used in education. NT: 2001.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.