| Country | Speakers | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4, 070 | (1994 census). 1, 002 monolinguals including 816 Kachama, 186 Ganjule. 2, 682 Kachama, 1, 390 Ganjule; 419 L2 speakers including 223 Kachama, 196 Ganjule. Ethnic population: 3, 886 (1994 census) including 2, 740 Kachama, 1, 146 Ganjule. Kachama is on Gidicho Island in Lake Abaya; Ganjule on west shore of Lake Chamo, Shela-Mela village. Alternate names: Gatame, Gats’ame, Get’eme. Dialects: Ganjule (Ganjawle), Ganta, Kachama. Lexical similarity: 46% with Wolaytta [wal]. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Omotic, North, Gonga-Gimojan, Gimojan, Ometo-Gimira, Ometo, East |