Alternate Names: Amam, Bambeshi, Didessa, Fadiro, Northern Mao, Siggoyo
Dialects: Bambassi, Didessa. Lexical similarity: 31% with other Omotic languages, 17% with Hozo-Sezo , (Bender 1983).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 (1982 SIL).
Language Use: Mixed attitudes. Almost none use Amharic [amh]. Also use Eastern Oromo [hae].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Muslim.