Language Use In Main Linguistic Domains In Kemissie Town

The purpose of this study is to describe language use patterns for the main linguisticrndomains in Kemissie town. The study is mainly based on information gathered throughrna questionnaire distributed among 214 randomly selected respondents.rnThe findings show that Kemissie is a multilingual town where four languages arernspoken side-by-side: Amharic, Afaan Oromoo, Afar, and Argobba. Amharic and AfaanrnOromoo are the most frequently spoken mother tongues with almost the same numberrnof speakers. While Afaan Oromoo is predominantly spoken by the respondents’ parentsrnand spouses, Amharic is the most frequently used language of the respondents’ childrenrnand siblings. A comparison of intergenerational language use reveals a shifting processrntowards Amharic. On the other hand, Amharic and Afaan Oromoo are most frequentlyrnlearnt as the second language in the family domain. In main domains, i.e., family,rnneighborhood, school, religion and administration, Amharic is clearly used as dominantrnmeans of communication by the majority of the respondents. The only exception is therncourt, where a combination of Amharic and Afaan Oromoo dominates.

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