Omotic

Omotic
/oh mot"ik/, n.
a proposed branch of the Afroasiatic family comprising a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and often included within the Cushitic branch.

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  • Omotic — n. language spoken in Ethiopia (one of languages of the Afro Asiatic family of languages) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • North Omotic languages — North Omotic Geographic distribution: Ethiopia Linguistic classification: Afro Asiatic Omotic North Omotic Subdivisions: Dizoid …   Wikipedia

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  • Afro-Asiatic languages — formerly Hamito Semitic languages Family of about 250 languages spoken in North Africa, parts of sub Saharan African, and the Middle East. It includes such languages as Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Hausa. The total number of speakers is estimated …   Universalium

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