Gedeo also known as Darasa or Derasa or Derasanya or Durassa or Geddeo or Darassa or Deresa is a language spoken in Central highland area, southwest of Dilla and east of Lake Abaya, Ethiopia by the Gedeo people.
Gedeo language has approximately 2,000,000 native speakers.
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While languages like English grow and adapt, what about Gedeo?
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What's the word for 'cryptocurrency'?
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