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Omotic
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Etymology
Named after the Omo River in Ethiopia, en ic. The river's name could ultimately be from en gza wá-ma, gza ó-má river.
Pronunciation
en
Adjective
en linguistics Of or pertaining to a language family, often grouped into the Afroasiatic language family, spoken in southwestern Ethiopia, some of which use the Ge'ez alphabet, and which are fairly agglutinative, with complex tonal systems.
Derived terms
en Omoticist Proto-Omotic
References
Smolders, Joshua: A Phonology of Ganza (Gwàmì Nánà)
Anagrams
en cimoot Comito