The North Omotic (Nomotic) or Ta-Ne Omotic languages, are a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia. Glottolog considers Ta-Ne-Omotic to be an independent language family, whereas older classifications may link it to the Omotic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family, though this affiliation is disputed.
| North Omotic | |
|---|---|
| Nomotic, Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Geographic distribution | Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | gong1255 |
Dizoid is left out in later classifications, but included in earlier ones.
A relatively comprehensive comparative word list is given in Václav Blažek (2008).[1]
Subdivisions edit
The four Ta-Ne Omotic (North Omotic) subdivisions given by Güldemann (2018) are:[2]
Numerals edit
Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[3]
| 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 |
Notes edit
- ^ Blažek, Václav. 2008. A lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages. In Bengtson (ed.), 57–148.
- ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
- ^ Chan, Eugene (2019). "The Afro-Asiatic Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.