Alternate Names: Maale
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 48% with Dorze ,, 46% with Gofa ,, 45% with Koorete ,, 44% with Gamo ,, 43% with Wolaytta , and Dawro ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 95,000 (2007 census). 40,500 monolinguals. L2 users: 6,730.
Language Use: Home. Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Interest in Male literature.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Different from Malo (see Zayse).