Sidamo
Language Information
Sidamo (Sidaama) is spoken in southern Ethiopia, in the Sidama region around Hawassa.
Sidamo is a Cushitic language with about 3 to 4 million speakers. The Sidama region is famous for its coffee.
Sidamo is a Cushitic language with about 3 to 4 million speakers. The Sidama region is famous for its coffee.
- Language Family
- Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic)
- Subgroup
- Cushitic
Sidamo Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Sidamo
Manchi beetti kalaqamunni wolaphinoho. Ayirrinyunninna qoossotennino taaloho. Huwatanno tiiano kalaqamunni ba’raarinoha ikkasinni mittu wolu ledo rodiimmate ayyaaninni hee’ra noosi.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights