Ethiopia to date using the sociolinguistic profile formula designed by Ferguson 1966 Kloss 1968 Stewart 1968 and Ngalsso 1981. This article, like the previous works of Ferguson (1972), and Takkele (1985) describes the dynamic multilingual situations of. Formulating the changes in terms of sociolinguistic profiles is one viable approach to recapitulate the changes. Such changing situations have been exhibited frequently in multilingual, pluralist countries like Ethiopia. Language situations of a country are ever changing. In a sequence like it has that guttural quality than the glide y. For people who are not familiar with a guttural sound Kafa has /ɂ/, it is distinct but pronounced like vowel sounds surrounding it. Check the full form of the grammatical class in the abbreviation section. Then, its grammatical status such word class, phrase, or clause label. Its pronunciation in phonetic writing, 3. The Kafa word, phrase, or clause in bold type, 2. The main part of the trilingual dictionary includes 2950 words, each of which has five parts described as follows: 1. Where ever the entry is different for these varieties the varieties are mentioned in braces such as Gesha and Chenna. Kafa which is also known as Kafi noonoo has several dialects spoken in its ten districts. The place is now accessible for travellers and tourists. Southwest Ethiopia which includes Kafa, is the homeland of Coffee is a biosphere of wide variety of fauna and flora. It is a key to know the culture and the people where organic-coffee is originally grown. Kafa is a fascinating language to study and to know. While Amharic is spoken all over the region, Kafa is mainly spoken in Southwest Ethiopia by over a million speakers. Introductory note This trilingual dictionary is of English and the two languages of Ethiopia, Kafa and Amharic. It is the first of its kind for travelers, linguists and students of Kafa. Kafa English Amharic Dictionary Is a multilingual dictionary of 3000 words of the three languages Kafa, English and Amharic with vast indices of English and Amharic.
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