Alternate Names: Malo
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with the majority of Ometo language varieties.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,200 (1994 census). 13,700 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 20,200 (1994 census). L2 users: 4,660.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Chara [cra].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10%.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia