Basketo (Baskatta, Basketto, Mesketo) is an Afro- Asian language spoken in special worms (from Amh. Woreda - “district”) of the Region of Southern nationalities, nationalities and peoples (North Omo zone, plateau of the west of Bulka) in Ethiopia. Native speakers refer to it as a “masketo," although their neighbors refer to them as "basketball." There are 2 dialects - doko (dokko) and dollo. In addition to their language, some also speak the languages of Galil, Gof, Melo, Oyda.
| Basketbo | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Ethiopia |
| Regions | Region of Southern nationalities, nationalities and peoples |
| Official status | Amharic |
| Total number of speakers | 92,600 (2007) |
| Classification | |
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| Writing | Ethiopian writing |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | bst |
| Ethnologue | |
| ELCat | |
| IETF | |
| Glottolog | |
Links
- Basketball at Ethnologue