Tags: Language.
Kayla or Kayliñña (Ge’ez: ካይላ kāylā for the people Ge’ez: ካይልኛ kāylññā Kayla Amharic and Tigrinya for the Kayla language) is one of two Agaw dialects formerly spoken by a subgroup of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews). It is a dialect of Qimant. The name Kayla is sometimes also used as a cover term for both Beta Israel dialects. It is known only from unpublished notes by Faïtlovich written in the Ge’ez alphabet recently studied by Appleyard. It is preserved by the Beta Israel today.