ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Africa · ISO 639-3 gyl · Glottocode gayi1237

Gayil

Gayil is documented in one source country and is assigned to the South Omotic family; CLDR identifies Latin as the likely script.

Language family
South Omotic
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
not endangered
Macroarea
Africa
Source country codes
ET
Reference point
6.150, 36.672

Open research question

Which local sources illuminate self-designations, varieties, domains of use, and current transmission for Gayil beyond the concise source record?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.