Hamer language

Spoken in

• Afro-Asiatic languages Omotische languages Südomotische languages Hamer -Banna

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Amf

Hamer -Banna (or Hamar Koke, Hammercoche, Amarcocche, Cocche, Beshada, Hamer, Hammer, Hamar, Amer, Amar, Ammar, Banna, Bana, Kara Kerre ) is a südomotische language and is used by the Hamar and Banna in Ethiopia speaking, these are total 42 838 speakers (as of 1998).

The language has the basic word order subject-object - verb.

Samples

How are you? - Naa gaya? I'm fine. - Fayya. I 'm hungry. - Inta dargatedi.

Water - norrob Food - galla Goat - kulli

Well - fayya bad - sia

One - kalla two - Lamaa three - mgan four - Oiti five - dong

Lord's prayer

Tanu Papa, ehuatirami cate yuri timcui. Ene Scira tenera muchamura. Ene nuamai Ritama teneruri tanu in. Ene putari tenera yahuckemura maeramania ehuetemai Ritama cate, Marai veranu aikiara tuyuca Ritama cate veranu. Tanu eocmai neyume icume tanu supe. Tenepatatanu tanu eraecmamaicana tanu tanu tenepeta sahuayaracana. Ename neischari tanu ucucui maca eraecmamai. Ayaisimarae sui nimunuy epetatanu.