Kaïliña
Kaïliña is an Agaw language formerly spoken by the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews). The language was on the decline in the early 20th Century, as it was being slowly replaced by Amharic. During Operation Solomon, most of its remaining speakers were airlifted to Israel, where it continues to lose ground to Hebrew.
Like most other Jewish languages, Kaïliña contains large numbers of Hebrew loanwords. Kaïliña is written using the Ge'ez alphabet.
See also
Resources
- "Kaïliña a "new" Agaw dialect and its implications for Agaw dialectology". In Voice and Power. The Culture of Language in North-East Africa. Ed. by R.J. Hayward & I. Lewis. pp. 1–19. London, SOAS. 1996 (March). ISBN 0–7286–0257–1.
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