| States | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Region | Southwest, South Omo zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region |
| Date | 2007 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Afro-Asiatic |
| Fam 2 | Omotic |
| Fam 3 | South |
| Iso 3 | gyl |
| Glotto | gayi1237 |
| Glottorefname | Gayil |
Gayil (also called Gayl, Gayi, Galila, Gelila, Northern Ari) is an Omotic language of Ethiopia. According to the 2007 census, 55,700 people speak Gayil as a mother tongue.
Bibliography
- Alemayehu Abebe (2002). "Sociolinguistic survey report on the Ometo dialect of Ethiopia, part II", SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-012.