Maale (also spelled Male) is an Omotic language spoken in the Omo Region of Ethiopia. The Maale people are vigorously maintaining their language despite exposure to outside pressures and languages.Aswegen, Kobus van. 2008. The maintenance of Maale in Ethiopia. Language Matters : Studies in the Languages of Africa 39(1): 29-48. It is used for social, religious and local administrative purposes since most of its speakers are monolingual. There are plans to use the language as a medium of education as well.
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External links Maale at the World Atlas of Language Structures