Daasanach Dictionary

spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya

The Daasanach language is spoken by 66,630 worldwide, including 48,230 in Ethiopia mainly in the Southern Nations' region, Nationalities, and in the Peoples’ region: lower Omo river, along Lake Turkana. A good number, 31,400, are monolinguals.

The language is classified as Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Western Omo-Tana. The ISO code is [dsh].

Mother tongue speakers use the term Af Daasanach for their language. Alternate names include: Af ’Daasanach, Daasanech, Dama, Dasenech, Dathanaic, Dathanaik, Dathanik, Dhaasanac, Gallab, Galuba, Gelab, Geleb, Geleba, Gelebinya, Gelubba, Gheleba, Marille, Merile, Merille, Morille, and Reshiat. Some also speak Amharic [amh] and Arbore [arv].