Alternate Names: Bago S’aamakk-Ulo, Cule, Kuile, Kule, S’amai, Tamaha, Tsamakko, Tsamako, Ts’amay
Dialects: The Tsamai say Gawwada , is difficult to understand. Possibly related to Birale ,. The most aberrant variety in the Dullay classification. Lexical similarity: 56%–73% with Gawwada , dialects, 61% with Bussa ,, 31% with Konso ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 18,000 (2007 census). 5,300 monolinguals. L2 users: 1,200.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Hamer-Banna [amf], Komo [xom], Konso [kxc]. Used as L2 by Ongota [bxe].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 3%.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia