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Kayla dialect

Kayla
Kayliñña
Native toEthiopia
RegionAmhara Region, Tigray Region
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologkayl1240

Kayliñña (Tigrinya and Amharic: ካይልኛ, romanizedkāyliññā) is one of two Agaw languages formerly spoken by a subgroup of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews). It is a transitional dialect between Qimant and Xamtanga. The name Kayla (ካይላ) is sometimes also used as a cover term for both Beta Israel dialects. It is known only from unpublished notes by Jacques Faitlovitch written in the Ge'ez script, recently studied by David Appleyard. It is preserved by the Beta Israel today.


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