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Language Information By Source

Pilot survey of bilingualism in Yem
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Ethnic Population

~500,000

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Year of info

1993

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Speakers' attitudes

Most Yem have a positive attitude towards their own language. They want to revive it.

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Other languages used

Yem; Oromo; Amharic;

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"The percentage of Amharic being spoken as a native language is increasing, whereas the percentage of Yem is decreasing from generation to generation."

Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

81,614

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Ethnic Population

165,770

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Year of info

1998

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81,613

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Year of info

2010

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7.6347, 37.3205

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Native Speakers Worldwide

92,200 (2007 census).

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census

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

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Ethiopia

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Location description

"Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Yem zone; Oromia region: northeast of Jimma zone, Fofa (main village); mixed in Oromo villages; Saja, Deedoo, Sak’a, Jimma. Southwest."

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"Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Yem zone; Oromia region: northeast of Jimma zone, Fofa (main village); mixed in Oromo villages; Saja, Deedoo, Sak’a, Jimma. Southwest."

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Year of info

2002

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Weekly radio broadcast are in Yem.

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Very positive.

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None officially; some speakers try to use fidel to write Yem.

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Other languages used

Amharic; Oromo; Gurage;

Domains of other languages

Amharic is the language of instruction in schools.

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"Within the family Yemsa is used primarily. The use of Yemsa as the language in the homes is very stable. [...] Even in town Yemsa is used predominantly; but a large number of people seem to use Amharic as the language for matters related to administration."

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Year of info

2005

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7.83333333333, 37.3333333333

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81,613

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