| Country | Speakers | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 637, 000 | (1994 census). 438, 958 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 639, 905. Central highland area, southwest of Dilla and east of Lake Abaya. Alternate names: Darasa, Darassa, Derasa, Derasanya, Deresa, Geddeo. Dialects: Lexical similarity: 60% with Sidamo [sid] (most similar), 57% with Alaba-Kabeena [alw], 54% with Kambaata [ktb], 51% with Hadiyya [hdy]. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Highland |