Libido language

Libido
Mareqo, Mareko
Native toEthiopia
RegionGurage, Hadiya, Kembata regions
Native speakers
59,000 (2007 census)
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3liq
Glottologlibi1250

Libido (also known as Libixxiso, Mareqo, Mareko) is an Afroasiatic language of Ethiopia, which is spoken in the Mareko district Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, directly south-east of Butajira. According to the information of the Central Statistical Authority (2007) census, 59,000 people speak the language as mother tongue.