The Opuo (Opuuo, Opo) language, or Tʼapo, is a
Koman language spoken by the
Opo people of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
and
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
. It has a lexical similarity of 24% with
Komo. The language is also called Opo-Shita, Opo, Opuo, Cita, Ciita, Shita (along with
Dana), Shiita, Ansita, Kina, and Kwina. The self-name for the language is Tʼapo. "Langa" is a derogatory term for its speakers used by the
Anuak.
[
Ethiopian speakers live in five villages along the South Sudan border north of the Anuak and ]Nuer Nuer may refer to:
* Nuer people
* Nuer language
The Nuer language (Thok Naath) ("people's language") is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of South Sudan and in western Ethiopia (region of Gamb ...
, and its South Sudanese in Upper Nile State
Upper Nile is a state in South Sudan. The White Nile flowes through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with the region of Greater Upper Nile, of which it was part along with the states of Unity and Jonglei. It ...
, around Kigille and Maiwut;[ however, of the 286 speakers the 1994 Ethiopian Census records, 183 are in the ]Oromia Region
Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa.
It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benis ...
(mostly in the Mirab Shewa Zone), 32 in the , and less than ten in either of the Regions closest to South Sudan."The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia"
(accessed 31 January 2009)
References
Languages of Ethiopia
Languages of South Sudan
Koman languages
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