Alternate Names: East Gurage, Selti, Silte, Silti
Dialects: Enneqor (Inneqor), Ulbarag (Urbareg). Reportedly similar to Wolane ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 935,000 (2007 census).
Language Use: Home, market. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 17%. Literacy rate increasing. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1981–1988.
Typology: SOV; prepositions and postpositions; genitives, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; articles after noun heads; passives; causatives; CV, CVC; nontonal.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia