Sheko is an Omotic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken in the area between Tepi and Mizan Teferi in western Ethiopia , in the Sheko district in the Bench Maji Zone . The 2007 census lists 38,911 speakers; the 1998 census listed 23,785 speakers, with 13,611 identified as monolinguals.
4-580: Sheko may refer to: Sheko language , Omotic language spoken by the Sheko people Sheko (woreda) , Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia Shek O , village in Southern District, Hong Kong Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sheko . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-500: Is part of a cluster of languages variously called "Maji" or " Dizoid ". The language is notable for its retroflex consonants (Aklilu Yilma 1988), a striking feature shared with closely related Dizi and nearby (but not closely related) Bench (Breeze 1988). Apart from the above-mentioned retroflex consonants, the phonology of Sheko is characterized by a total 28 consonant phonemes, five long vowels and six short vowels, plus four phonemic tone levels. Hellenthal (2010, p. 45) lists
12-546: The following consonant phonemes of Sheko: Unlike other Dizoid languages, Sheko has no contrast between /r/ and /l/ . Consonants are rarely geminated, and there is a syllabic nasal /n̩/ Hellenthal (2010, p. 56) lists the following long and short vowels of Sheko: /i/ , /iː/ , /e/ , /eː/ /ə/ , /a/ , /aː/ , /u/ , /uː/ , /o/ , /oː/ . Sheko is one of very few languages in Africa that have four distinct phonemic tone levels. Tone distinguishes meaning both in
16-465: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheko&oldid=1206961845 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sheko language Sheko, together with the Dizi and Nayi languages ,
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