North Omotic languages

North Omotic
Ta-Ne-Omotic, Damotic
Geographic
distribution		Ethiopia
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologgong1255
Modern distribution of North Omotic languages (in yellow), and pre-Oromo expansion distribution (in light yellow)

The North Omotic languages, also known as Ta-Ne Omotic or Damotic, are possibly a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in Ethiopia. They have traditionally been classified together with the Aroid, Dizoid, and Mao languages within the disputed "Omotic" family.

In 19th century classifications linguists such as d’Abbadie and Latham grouped most of what are now classified as North Omotic under the name Gonga (including the Ometo languages) and treated them as "Hamitic languages of Great Damot".[1][2]

Subdivisions

The four Ta-Ne Omotic (North Omotic) subdivisions given by Güldemann (2018) are:[3]

Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[4]

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

  1. ^ Beke, Charles T. (1850). "On the Geographical Distribution of the Languages of Abessinia and the Neighbouring Countries". Journal of the Ethnological Society of London (1848-1856). 2: 214–221. doi:10.2307/3014123. ISSN 1368-0358.
  2. ^ Needham Cust, Robert (1883). "A sketch of the modern languages of Africa" (PDF). pp. 139–140.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Chan, Eugene (2019). "The Afro-Asiatic Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.


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