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'''Dime''' or '''Dima''' is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in the northern part of the [[Selamago]] district in the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region]] of [[Ethiopia]], around [[Mount Smith (Ethiopia)|Mount Smith]].<ref name=e18/> Dime divides into at least two dialects, which include Us'a and Gerfa. It has six case suffixes in addition to an unmarked nominative. It is overwhelmingly suffixing, but uses prefixes for demonstratives and reduplication. Phonologically, it is noteworthy among the [[Omotic languages]] for having velar and uvular fricative phonemes.<ref name=Mulugeta> |
'''Dime''' or '''Dima''' is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in the northern part of the [[Selamago]] district in the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region]] of [[Ethiopia]], around [[Mount Smith (Ethiopia)|Mount Smith]].<ref name=e18/> Dime divides into at least two dialects, which include Us'a and Gerfa. It has six case suffixes in addition to an unmarked nominative. It is overwhelmingly suffixing, but uses prefixes for demonstratives and reduplication. Phonologically, it is noteworthy among the [[Omotic languages]] for having velar and uvular fricative phonemes.<ref name="Mulugeta">{{Cite thesis |last=Seyoum |first=Mulugeta |title=A grammar of Dime |date=2008 |degree=Ph.D. |publisher=Leiden University |hdl=1887/12833 |hdl-access=free |ref=harv}}</ref> The basic word order is SOV (subject–object–verb), as in other Omotic languages, indeed as in all the languages of the core of the [[Ethiopian Language Area]]. |
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The language, as well as the [[Dime people]] themselves, reportedly decreased in numbers over the 20th century due to predation from their neighbors the [[Bodi people|Bodi]], and both are in danger of extinction.<ref> |
The language, as well as the [[Dime people]] themselves, reportedly decreased in numbers over the 20th century due to predation from their neighbors the [[Bodi people|Bodi]], and both are in danger of extinction.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dNB4eh67y1wC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false |title=Omotic Language Studies |last=Fleming |first=Harold |publisher=[[School of Oriental and African Studies|SOAS]] |year=1990 |editor-last=Richard Hayward (editor) |location=London |pages=495}}</ref> According to Ethiopian census figures, the 1994 census reported 6293 speakers of the Dime language in the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region]] alone;<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/images/documents/pdf_files/regional/SNNPR1.pdf ''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region'', Vol. 1, part 1], Table 2.14</ref> in the 2007 census, only 574 speakers were reported for all of Ethiopia.<ref name=CSA>{{cite web |title=Ethiopia - Population and Housing Census 2007 Report, National |url= http://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/3583/download/50086 |author=Central Statistical Agency |publisher=International Household Survey Network }}</ref> Further, because the Dime language still lacks a writing system and there are no local schools to promote the use of the language, it is even more threatened.<ref name=Mulugeta/> |
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Revision as of 08:23, 21 December 2019
| Dime | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Debub (South) Omo Zone |
Native speakers | 570 (2007 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dim |
| Glottolog | dime1235 |
| ELP | Dimé |
Dime or Dima is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the northern part of the Selamago district in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia, around Mount Smith.[1] Dime divides into at least two dialects, which include Us'a and Gerfa. It has six case suffixes in addition to an unmarked nominative. It is overwhelmingly suffixing, but uses prefixes for demonstratives and reduplication. Phonologically, it is noteworthy among the Omotic languages for having velar and uvular fricative phonemes.[2] The basic word order is SOV (subject–object–verb), as in other Omotic languages, indeed as in all the languages of the core of the Ethiopian Language Area.
The language, as well as the Dime people themselves, reportedly decreased in numbers over the 20th century due to predation from their neighbors the Bodi, and both are in danger of extinction.[3] According to Ethiopian census figures, the 1994 census reported 6293 speakers of the Dime language in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region alone;[4] in the 2007 census, only 574 speakers were reported for all of Ethiopia.[5] Further, because the Dime language still lacks a writing system and there are no local schools to promote the use of the language, it is even more threatened.[2]
References
- ^ a b Dime at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Seyoum, Mulugeta (2008). A grammar of Dime (Ph.D. thesis). Leiden University. hdl:1887/12833.
{{cite thesis}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Fleming, Harold (1990). Richard Hayward (editor) (ed.). Omotic Language Studies. London: SOAS. p. 495.
{{cite book}}:|editor-last=has generic name (help) - ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Vol. 1, part 1, Table 2.14
- ^ Central Statistical Agency. "Ethiopia - Population and Housing Census 2007 Report, National". International Household Survey Network.
External links
- Yilma, Aklilu and Ralph Siebert (2002), "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Chara, Dime, Melo and Nayi languages of Ethiopia part 1." SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-029.
- Ralph Siebert (2002), "Sociolinguistic survey report on the Dime language of Ethiopia." SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-043
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Dime