| 词条 | Zay language |
| 释义 |
|name=Zay |nativename= |states=Ethiopia |region=Lake Zway |ethnicity=Zay people |speakers={{sigfig|4880|2}} |date=1994 |ref=e18 |familycolor=Afro-Asiatic |fam2=Semitic |fam3=South Semitic |fam4=Ethiopic |fam5=South Ethiopic |fam6=Transverse |fam7={{nowrap|Harari–East Gurage}} |iso3=zwa |glotto=zayy1238 |glottorefname=Zay }} Zay (also Lak'i, Laqi) is an Afroasiatic language of the Semitic branch spoken in Ethiopia. It is one of the Gurage languages in the Ethiopian Semitic group. The Zay language has around 5,000 speakers known as the Zay, who inhabit Gelila and the other five islands and shores of Lake Zway in the southern part of the country. Language situation{{Location map | Ethiopia| width = 200 | float = right | caption = Map of Ethiopia Showing where Zay is Spoken | alt = Map of Ethiopia with mark showing location of Lake Zway | label = Lake Zway | lat_deg = 8.00 | lon_deg = 38.50 }} Zay is an unwritten language. Most speakers are multilingual in Oromo, Amharic, and additional Gurage languages.[1] The language is geographically concentrated around Lake Zway; specifically, in Herera, Meki, Ziway, and the five islands: Fundurro Island (Famat or Getesemani Island) the smallest island; Tsedecha Island (Aysut Island), next to the biggest island; Debre-Tsion Island, the largest island; Gelila Island; and Debre Sina Island. It is an endangered language, with speakers migrating to the mainland adopting the Oromo language, and increasing use of Oromo by the younger generations on the Zay islands. Zay is 70% lexically similar with the Silt'e language, and 60% with Harari.[2] GrammarThe word order of Zay is SOV (subject–object–verb). Attributive adjectives precede the nouns they modify. Possessives also precede nouns.[3] Zay is a pro-drop language, with required subject-marking on the verb. Zay has been greatly affected by contact it has had with the Oromo language. This contact has created a significant amount of lexical and grammatical change in Zay.[4] References1. ^Meyer, R. (2006). "The Zay Language (East-Gurage, Ethiopia)". Mainz University. 2. ^Jordan, Linda; Netzley, Jillian; & Mohammed, Hussein (2011). "A Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Zay People in Ethiopia". SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2011-046: 43, 2011-046 3. ^Hayward, Richard J. (1990). "Notes on the Zayse Language". Hayward, Richard J.(ed.). London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 4. ^Meyer, R. (2006). "The Zay Language (East-Gurage, Ethiopia)". Mainz University. Further reading
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