Dirasha (also known as Ghidole, Diraasha, Dirayta, Gidole, Gardulla, Dhirasha) is a member of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.
It is spoken in the Omo region of Ethiopia, in the hills west of Lake Chamo, around the town of Gidole.
The Diraytata language is spoken by approximately 65,000 people, primarily in the Omo region of Ethiopia.
Source:[3][4][5] Dirayta transcription utilizes symbols that differ from those of the traditional IPA chart.
ʃíra -For trisyllabic words, high tone is (mostly) assigned to the ultimate syllable.
The case system of Diraytata marks the grammatical function of the noun in the sentence, such as subject, object, or possessor.
The definiteness system of Diraytata indicates whether the noun is specific or non-specific, known or unknown, or new or old information.
Here are some examples of how nouns are pluralised in Diraytata: The case and definiteness markers are added after the number suffixes.
For example, the noun lúban 'lion' can have the following forms in the plural: The Diraytata language inflects verbs based on tense, aspect, and mood by using a combination of prefixes, suffixes, and tone patterns.
For example, the verb ʔáaf 'spread' has the following forms in the two aspects: The mood system of Diraytata expresses the speaker's attitude or modality towards the action.
For example, the verb 'spread' has different forms depending on the subject: However, unlike English, Diraytata does not have a separate pronoun system; instead, it uses verb suffixes to indicate the person and number of the subject.
This means that the subject noun is often omitted in Diraytata unless it is needed for clarity or emphasis.
The case system of Diraytata marks the grammatical function of the noun in the sentence, such as subject, object, or possessor.
The definiteness system of Diraytata indicates whether the noun is specific or non-specific, known or unknown, or new or old information.
Unlike English, Diraytata does not have a separate pronoun system; instead, it uses verb suffixes to indicate the person and number of the subject.
This system is quite different from languages like English, which use independent subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) in addition to verb conjugations.