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Kwama language

Koman language of Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kwama (also Afan Mao, Amam, Gogwama, Goma, Gwama, Koma of Asosa, Nokanoka, North Koma, T'wa Kwama, Takwama) is a Koman language, spoken in the South Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, along the Sudan border between Asosa and Gidami.

NativetoEthiopia
Ethnicity20,000 Kwama[1]
Native speakers
15,000 (2015)[1]
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Kwama
Gwama
Native toEthiopia
RegionBenishangul-Gumuz Region
Ethnicity20,000 Kwama[1]
Native speakers
15,000 (2015)[1]
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Language codes
ISO 639-3kmq
Glottologkwam1249
ELPKwama
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An early record of this language is a wordlist dated March 1882 by Juan Maria Schuver.[2]

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