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Phylozone · sector 1= AFRO-ASIAN

16=OMOTIC

Covers the "Omotic", former "West Cushitic" grouping within the "Afro-Asiatic" or "Hamito-Semitic" intercontinental affinity (and part of the former "wider Cushitic" hypothesis within that intercontinental affinity).

1= AFRO-ASIAN›16= OMOTIC

6Sets
9Chains
24Nets
30Outer languages
49Inner languages
2Countries

Comprising 6 sets of languages (= 30 outer languages) spoken by communities in Northeast Africa, in the western Ethiopian highlands between Lake Tana and Lake Turkana, centered on the Omo basin (whence the term "Omotic").

Where the Register places it

The Register attaches this entry to 2 countries and territories. The map shows them; each one also has its own page listing every Linguasphere entry recorded there.

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Countries the Register records for 16= OMOTIC. Base map: BlankMap-World-Equirectangular, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

EthiopiaSudan

Inside this phylozone

118 entries in the Linguasphere hierarchy sit below this one. Open a row to go one level deeper; codes follow the linguascale, explained in how the linguascale works.

Set6
Chain9
Net24
Outer language30
Inner language49
16-AHAMAR + AARISet · 1
16-AAHAMAR + AARIChain · 3
16-AAAHAMAR + BANANet · 1
16-AAA-aHamar + BanaOuter language · 4
16-AAA-aahamar-apoInner language
16-AAA-abbana-apoInner language
16-AAA-ackaroInner language
16-AAA-adbashada-apoInner language
16-AABAARI + GALILANet · 2
16-AAB-aAari + ShangamaOuter language · 9
16-AAB-aaaariInner language
16-AAB-abgozzaInner language
16-AAB-acbiyoInner language
16-AAB-adlaydoInner language
16-AAB-aeseykiInner language
16-AAB-afshangamaInner language
16-AAB-agsidoInner language
16-AAB-ahwubahamerInner language
16-AAB-aizeddoInner language
16-AAB-bGalilaOuter language
16-AACDIMNet · 1
16-AAC-aDimOuter language · 1
16-AAC-aadim-'apInner language
16-BWELAITTA + KAFASet · 4
16-BAWELAITTA + BASKETOChain · 8
16-BAACHARANet · 1
16-BAA-aCharaOuter language
16-BABZAYSE + ZERGULLANet · 1
16-BAB-aZayse + ZergullaOuter language · 2
16-BAB-aazayseInner language
16-BAB-abzergullaInner language
16-BACKOORE + GIDICHONet · 2
16-BAC-aKooreOuter language · 1
16-BAC-aakoore-nuunaInner language
16-BAC-bGidichoOuter language
16-BADKACHAMANet · 1
16-BAD-aKachamaOuter language
16-BAEGANJULENet · 1
16-BAE-aGanjuleOuter language
16-BAFWELAITTA + MALENet · 4
16-BAF-aWelaitta + DorzeOuter language · 3
16-BAF-aawelaittaInner language
16-BAF-abdacheInner language
16-BAF-acdorzeInner language
16-BAF-bGemu + GofaOuter language · 2
16-BAF-bagemu-donaInner language
16-BAF-bbgofaInner language
16-BAF-cKulo + KontaOuter language · 6
16-BAF-cakulo-kaleInner language
16-BAF-cbjimmaInner language
16-BAF-ccgeneInner language
16-BAF-cdwakaInner language
16-BAF-cekuchaInner language
16-BAF-cfkontaInner language
16-BAF-dOydaOuter language
16-BAGMALENet · 1
16-BAG-aMaleOuter language
16-BAHBASKETONet · 1
16-BAH-aBasketoOuter language · 1
16-BAH-aabasketoInner language
16-BBBENCH + SIIZChain · 1
16-BBABENCH + SIIZNet · 2
16-BBA-aBench + MieruOuter language · 2
16-BBA-aabench-nonInner language
16-BBA-abmieruInner language
16-BBA-bSiiz + KabaOuter language · 2
16-BBA-basiiz-dodInner language
16-BBA-bbkabaInner language
16-BCYEMSA + FUGAChain · 1
16-BCAYEMSA + FUGANet · 1
16-BCA-aYemsa + FugaOuter language · 2
16-BCA-aayemsaInner language
16-BCA-abfugaInner language
16-BDKAFA + BOROChain · 4
16-BDAKAFA + MOCHANet · 1
16-BDA-aKafaa + MochaOuter language · 3
16-BDA-aakafaaInner language
16-BDA-abmochaInner language
16-BDA-acboshaInner language
16-BDBAFAN-MAONet · 1
16-BDB-aAfan-maoOuter language
16-BDCBORO + GUBANet · 1
16-BDC-aBoro + GubaOuter language · 4
16-BDC-aagubaInner language
16-BDC-abboroInner language
16-BDC-acnagaInner language
16-BDC-adamuruInner language
16-BDDWAMBERA*Net · 1
16-BDD-aWamberaOuter language
16-CDIZI + SHEKOSet · 1
16-CADIZI + SHEKOChain · 3
16-CAADIZINet · 1
16-CAA-aDiziOuter language · 1
16-CAA-aadizi-nuuInner language
16-CABNA'ONet · 1
16-CAB-aNa'oOuter language
16-CACSHEKO + DORSANet · 1
16-CAC-aSheko + DorsaOuter language · 3
16-CAC-aashekoInner language
16-CAC-abbullaInner language
16-CAC-acdorshaInner language
16-DDIDESSA + MAO-KOOLE*Set · 1
16-DADIDESSA + MAO-KOOLEChain · 2
16-DAADIDESSANet · 1
16-DAA-aDidessaOuter language
16-DABMAO-KOOLENet · 1
16-DAB-aMao-kooleOuter language
16-EHOZO + SEZOSet · 1
16-EAHOZO + SEZOChain · 1
16-EAAHOZO + SEZONet · 1
16-EAA-aHozo + SezoOuter language · 2
16-EAA-aahozo-wandiInner language
16-EAA-absezo-wandiInner language
16-FGANZA + ASOSASet · 1
16-FAGANZA + ASOSAChain · 1
16-FAAGANZA + ASOSANet · 1
16-FAA-aGanza + AsosaOuter language · 1
16-FAA-aaganzaInner language

Classification, code and wording of this entry come from the Linguasphere Register of the World’s Languages and Speech Communities, compiled by the Observatoire linguistique. See sources and attribution.