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Gedeo is the name of a Highland East Cushitic language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in south central Ethiopia. Alternate names for the language include Derasa Deresa Darassa Geddeo Derasanya Darasa. It is spoken by the Gedeo people who live in the highland area southwest of Dila and east of Lake Abaya.The languages has SOV word order. Verbs are marked for person number and gender of subject.