North Omotic languages
Language family of Ethiopia
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The North Omotic languages, also known as Ta-Ne Omotic or Damotic, are possibly a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in Ethiopia. They have traditionally been classified together with the Aroid, Dizoid, and Mao languages within the disputed "Omotic" family.
Geographic
distributionEthiopia
distributionEthiopia
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
- Omotic
- North Omotic
| North Omotic | |
|---|---|
| Ta-Ne-Omotic, Damotic | |
| Geographic distribution | Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | gong1255 |
Modern distribution of North Omotic languages (in yellow), and pre-Oromo expansion distribution (in light yellow) | |
In 19th century classifications linguists such as d’Abbadie and Latham grouped most of what are now classified as North Omotic under the name Gonga (including the Ometo languages) and treated them as "Hamitic languages of Great Damot".[1][2]
Subdivisions
Numerals
Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[4]
| Language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemsa (Janjero) | ʔɪsːɔːn11 / ʔɪsa11 | ˈhɛpʰ1 / ʔɛpʰ1 | ˈkʰeːz2 | ʔa11ˈt͡ʃeːt͡ʃ3 | ˈʔʊːt͡ʃ3 | ʔɪ1ˈsiːʊn1 | ˈnaː1fʊn1 | ˈnaŋ2riːn1 | ˈʔɪz1ɡɪn1 | ʔa1sɪr1 |
| Chara | ʔissa | nanta | keːza | obda | učča | sapma | lapma | nandirsa | bíža | tansá |
| Gimira (Bench) | matʼ3 | nam4 | kaz4 | od4 | ut͡ʃ2 | sa2pm3 | na2pm3 | nʸar2tn3 | irs2tn3 | tam5 |
| Maale | pétte | lamʔó | haitsó | ʔoidó | dónɡo | láhhó | lánkayi | sálli | tásuɓa | táɓɓó |
| Dorzze | ʔissino ~ istta | nam(ʔ)á | heezá ~ heedzi | ʔoidá | ʔitʃáʃa ~ ʔitʃátʃa | ʔusúpun ~ ʔusúɸun | láppun ~ láɸun | hóspun ~ hósɸun | ʔudúfun ~ ʔudúɸun | tám(m)i |
| Gamo (1) | ʔissíno / ʔistá | namʔá | heedzdzá | ʔoiddá | ʔitʃtʃátʃa | ʔusúppuna | laáppuna | hóspuna | ʔuddúpuna | támma |
| Gamo (2) | ʔissio (ʔista) | namʔa | heedzdza | ʔojdda | ʔitʃtʃatʃtʃa | ʔuspuna | laappuna | hospuna | ʔuddupuna | tamma |
| Gofa | ʔistá | namʔʔá | heedzdzá | ʔoiddá | ʔitʃtʃáʃa | ʔusúppuna | laáppuna | hósppuna | ʔuddúfuna | támma |
| Oyda | féttó | lamʔí | ɦaiddzí | ʔoiddí | ʔíccin | ʔizíppun (1+5) | láappun (2+5) | ʔóspun (3+5) | ʔiddífun (4+5) | táɓɓó |
| Wolaitta | ʔisttá | naaʔʔá | heezzá | ʔoiddá | ʔitʃtʃáʃa | ʔusúppuna | laápuna | hósppuna | ʔuddúpuna | támma |
| Koorete | ˈbɪ́dzːɔ̀ | ˈlámʔɛ̀ | ˈháʸdzɛ̀ | ˈʔɔ́ʸdːɛ̀ | ʔɪ̀ˈtʃɪ́tʃɛ̀ | ʔɪ̀ˈzːúɸɛ̀ | ˈláːpɛ̀ | hàˈzːúpːɛ̀ | ʔɔ̀ˈdːúpːɛ̀ | ˈtʰámːɛ̀ |
| Zargulla | bizzó | námʔa | háidts | ʔoídd | ʔišíčč | ʔizíp | laáp | lakkúče | tansíne | támm |
| Basketo (1) | péttɑ́n or péttí (as modifier) | nɑ̀mʔí | hɑ̀izzí | òiddí | ìʃʃín | lèhí | tɑ̀bzɑ́ | lɑ̀mɑ́hɑ́i ~ lɑ̀mɑ́kɑ́i | sɑ̀ɑkɑ̀lí ~ sɑ̀ɑkìlí | tɑ́ɓɓɑ́ |
| Basketto (2) | pʰɜtʰːɜn | nɑmʔi | ɑjdzi | ojdi | ɪʃːɪn | lɜhi | tɑbzɑ | lɑmɑkʰɑj | sɑːkʰɑli | tɑʔɓɑ |
| Anfillo (Southern Mao) | ikkó | ɡuttó | kedzó | auddó | amittó (loan from Semitic) | ʃirtó | ʃabattó (loan from Semitic) | ʃimittó (loan from Semitic) | yiriŋɡó | aʃiró (loan from Semitic) |
| Boro (Shinasha) (1) | íka | ɡitá | kééza | áwəddá | utsá | ʃərə́ta | ʃawáta | ʃəmə́ta | dʒeɗija | tátsa |
| Boro (Shinasha) (2) | íkka / íkkà | ɡittá / ɡíttà | keːzá / keezá | áwddá / aẃddà | uːsá / uttsá | šerita / širrᵊtà | šawáta / šawaatà | šimíta / šəmmətà | ǰeːriyá / yeːriyá / jeedíyà | tása / tattsá |
| Shekkacho (Mocha) | ikka | ɡuttaa | keejjaa | awuddaa | uuččaa | širittaa | šabaattaa | šimittaa | yitʼiyaa | aširaa |
