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Nominal suffixes in Dirayta (Gidole)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

R. J. Hayward
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Dirayta (ɗiraytá) is an Eastern Cushitic language spoken by a people calling themselves Diraaŝ (ɗiráaŝ), who live in the immediate vicinity of Gidole. Within Ethiopia generally the language is known as Gidoliñña. Dirayta and Musiya (Bussa or Busiñña) constitute the northernmost dialects of the Konsoid dialect chain, a linguistic entity first clearly established by Paul Black (forthcoming).

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Bulletin of SOAS , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , February 1981 , pp. 126 - 144
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1981

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