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Qwara or Qwareña (called Falashan in some older sources) was one of two Agaw dialects spoken by a subgroup of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) of the Qwara area. It was a dialect of Qimant. The language was on the decline in the early 20th century as it was being slowly replaced by Amharic.

family
Cushitic languages, Qimant language, Agaw languages
spoken in
Ethiopia, Amhara Region

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