Kaïliña is an Agaw language formerly spoken by the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews). The language was on the decline in the early 20^th Century, as it was being slowly replaced by Amharic. During Operation Solomon, most of its remaining speakers were airlifted to Israel, where it continues to lose ground to Hebrew.

Like most other Jewish languages, Kaïliña contains large numbers of Hebrew loanwords. Like most Cushitic languages, Kaïliña is written using the Ge'ez alphabet.

See also

• Cushitic languages
• Kayla

Resources

• "Kaïliña — a "new" Agaw dialect and its implications for Agaw dialectology". In Voice and Power. The Culture of Language in North-East Africa. Ed. by R.J. Hayward & I. Lewis. pp. 1-19. London, SOAS. 1996 (March). ISBN 0-7286-0257-1.