| States | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Region | Kingdom of Garo |
| Extinct | after 19th century |
| Familycolor | Afro-Asiatic |
| Fam 1 | Afro-Asiatic |
| Fam 2 | Omotic |
| Fam 3 | North |
| Fam 4 | Gonga |
| Fam 5 | Kafa–Shekkacho |
| Fam 6 | Kafa? |
| Iso 3 | none |
| Iso3comment | (included in [kbr]) |
| Glotto | bosh1241 |
| Glottorefname | Bosha |
| Altname | Bosha |
Garo, also known as Bosha after the Bosha dynasty, is an extinct Omotic language of Ethiopia. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of the Northern Omotic Kafa language, but notes that it may be a distinct language.[1] Other sources list it as unclassified.[2] A few rememberers could be found in the 1970s.[3] The Kingdom of Garo was a culturally Gonga enclave within the southern Oromo area.
References
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- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List
- ^ Staff, ASLIP (2009). "Gone Missing: some recent extinctions and some fakes". Mother tongue: Journal of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory. 14: 195–215.