Alternate Names: Sidaama, Sidaamu Afoo, Sidaminya, Sidámo ’Afó
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Alaba-Kabeena ,, 62% with Kambaata ,, 53% with Hadiyya ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,980,000 (2007 census). 2,530,000 monolinguals. L2 users: 101,000.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Used in education. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1990.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Sidaamu Afoo. Sidaminya is Amharic name for the language.