Omo–Tana languages
Cushitic family of languages spoken in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Omo language.
The Omo–Tana languages are a branch of the Cushitic family and are spoken in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya. The largest member is Somali. There is some debate as to whether the Omo–Tana languages form a single group, or whether they are individual branches of Lowland East Cushitic. Blench (2006) restricts the name to the Western Omo–Tana languages, and calls the others Macro-Somali.[1][2]
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Omo–Tana | |
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Geographic distribution | Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | omot1245 |
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