Omotic languages
E82601
Omotic languages are a group of closely related languages spoken primarily in southwestern Ethiopia, often considered one of the most divergent branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afroasiatic language branch
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language family → |
| areConsideredByOtherLinguists |
independent language family
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| areConsideredBySomeLinguists |
branch of Afroasiatic
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| areDescribedAs |
most divergent branch of Afroasiatic
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| areEndangeredInPart |
yes
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| areImportantFor |
reconstruction of Afroasiatic proto-language
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| areRecognizedBy |
Ethiopian government language policy (for some member languages)
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| areSpokenBy |
Omotic peoples
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| areStudiedIn |
African linguistics
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historical linguistics → |
| areUsedIn |
education at primary level for some communities
→
local administration in parts of Ethiopia → |
| continent |
Africa
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| country |
Ethiopia
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| haveSubgroup |
Mao languages
→
North Omotic → South Omotic → |
| haveWritingSystem |
Geʽez script (for some languages)
→
Latin script (for some languages) → |
| ISO639FamilyCode |
omv
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| linguisticClassificationStatus |
controversial
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| majorLanguage |
Aari
→
Bench → Dawro → Dizi → Gamo → Gamo-Gofa-Dawro → Gimira → Gofa → Hamer → Kafa → Mao → Sheko → Wolaytta → |
| neighboringLanguageFamilies |
Cushitic languages
→
Nilo-Saharan languages → Semitic languages → |
| primaryRegion |
southwestern Ethiopia
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| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
→
South Sudan → |
| subclassOf |
Afroasiatic languages
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| typologicalFeature |
complex verbal morphology
→
gender distinctions often reduced compared to other Afroasiatic branches → predominantly SOV word order → rich tonal systems in many languages → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Afroasiatic languages
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hasSubfamily |
|
Egyptian language family
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relatedTo |