Central Ometo languages

Central Ometo languages

Infobox Language family
name=Ometo
region=Ethiopia
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Omotic
fam3=North
fam4=Gonga-Gimojan
fam5=Gimojan
fam6=Ometo-Gimira
fam7=Ometo
child1=Dorze
child2=Gamo-Gofa-Dawro
child3=Melo
child4=Oyda
child5=Walamo

The Central Ometo languages belong to the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia. [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

Notes

References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=91958 Ethnologue entry for Central Ometo languages]


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