Soruce Wetter, A. (2006). The Argobba of Tollaha -a comparative overview [A].In S. Uhlig (ed.), Proceedings of 15thInternational Conference of Ethiopian Studies [C]. Verlag: Harrassowitz Verlag, Page; 899-907 and Bender, M. L. et al. (1976) Language in Ethiopia [M]. London: Oxford University Press; Page 30.
2. “Amharic does have one quite divergent dialect: Argobba. This is best considered as a ‘Muslim dialect.”
Source: Bender, M. L., & Fulass, H. (1978). Amharic verb morphology. African Studies Center, Michigan State University; Page 5.
3. “Argobba and Amharic are dialects of one another, not independent languages.”
Source: Zelealem, L. (1994). Argobba -The people and the Language [J]. S.L.L.E. Linguistic Report, 22: Page 1-13.
4. “… while Argobba has certain features found in one or another South Ethiopian language, it is the most closely related to Amharic. It is even safe to say that Argobba presents an older stage of Amharic. And hence Argobba is the dated form of Amharic”
Soruce: Leslau, W.(1978). Argobba Vocabulary[M]. Instituto per L’orente VIA A. Caroncini,19; Page 2.
5. “The mutual intelligibility combined with many common features between Amharic and Argobba leads me to the conclusion that Argobba is an Amharic dialect.”