Alternate Names: Borodda, Ometo, Ualamo, Uba, Uollamo, “Walamo” (pej.), Wallamo, Welamo, Wellamo, Wolaita, Wolaitta, Wolataita, Wolayta, Wollamo
Dialects: Zala. Dorze ,, Melo ,, and Oyda , may be dialects of Wolaytta. Lexical similarity: 79%–93% with Gamo ,, 84% with Gofa ,, 80% with Dawro , and Dorze ,, 48% with Koorete ,, 43% with Male ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,710,000 (2007 census). 1,000,000 monolinguals. L2 users: 89,800.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Aari [aiw], Baiso [bsw], Basketo [bst], Chara [cra], Kachama-Ganjule [kcx], Oyda [oyd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. NT: 1981–2010.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Geographic names: Balta, Borodda, Ganta, Otschollo, Uba. Traditional religion, Christian.