| Qwara | |
|---|---|
| Qwareña | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Ethnicity | Beta Israel |
Native speakers | L1:none since ca. 2000 L2: 3,200[citation needed] |
| Geʽez | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | hwar1238 |
| ELP | Hwarasa |
Qwara, orQwareña (called "Falasha" (Hwarasa) in some older sources), was one of twoAgaw dialects, spoken by a subgroup of theBeta Israel (Jews ofEthiopia) ofQwara Province. It is a dialect ofQimant. It is nearly extinct.[citation needed] Several early Falashan manuscripts, using theGe'ez script, exist; in more recent times, the language has been recorded by several linguists and travellers, starting with Flad in 1866.
Qwareña was on the decline in the early 20th century because it was being replaced byAmharic. DuringOperation Solomon, most of its remaining speakers were airlifted toIsrael, where it continues to lose ground toModern Hebrew.
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