Qwara dialect
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qwara-dialect-299-11265370
title:
Qwara dialect
text:
Qwara, or Qwareña, was one of two Agaw dialects, spoken by a subgroup of the Beta Israel of Qwara Province. It is a dialect of Qimant. It is nearly extinct. Several early Falashan manuscripts, using the Ge'ez script, exist; in more recent times, the language has been recorded by several linguists and travellers, starting with Flad in 1866. Qwareña was on the decline in the early 20th century because it was being replaced by Amharic. During Operation Solomon, most of its remaining speakers were a
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Endangered Qimant dialect spoken in Ethiopia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwara_dialect
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2024-01-02T07:29:24Z
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