Xamtanga (also Agawinya, Khamtanga, Simt'anga, Xamir, Xamta) is a Central Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia by the Xamir people. It is reported to be one of the Agaw languages, that is, representing the original people of the areas later occupied by the Ethiopians
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