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Preferred term

hozHozo  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Hozo is an Afroasiatic language spoken mostly in the Kondala woreda of Mirab Welega Zone (Western Oromia) by peoples generically known as "Mao". There are smaller groups of Hozo speakers in Mana Sibu woreda. The term Hozo is usually understood by the Mao to refer to a clan. Hozo speakers prefer to call themselves Amo. Hozo and Seze are sometimes called Begi Mao.

Entry terms

  • Hozo language

ISO 639-3 code

  • hoz

Notation

  • hoz

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/hoz

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