August 2016

Indigenous language shift in Siltie: Causes, effects and directions for revitalization

The purpose of this study is to investigate the major factors that facilitated indigenous language shift in Siltie (a Semitic language; primarily spoken in south-western Ethiopia), their effects on Siltie’s overall identity and the future directions to reverse the situation (revitalize the language). The subjects used for the current study were 10 elders for an interview selected by purposive sampling and 500...

Author(s): Meshesha Make Jobo