North Omotic languages

The North Omotic (Nomotic) or Ta-Ne Omotic languages, belong to the Omotic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia.

North Omotic
Nomotic, Ta-Ne Omotic
Geographic
distribution
Ethiopia
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
Subdivisions
Glottologgong1255[1]

Dizoid is left out in later classifications, but included in earlier ones.

A relatively comprehensive comparative word list is given in Václav Blažek (2008).[2]

Subdivisions

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

Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[4]

Language12345678910
Yemsa (Janjero)ʔɪsːɔːn11 / ʔɪsa11ˈhɛpʰ1 / ʔɛpʰ1ˈkʰeːz2ʔa11ˈt͡ʃeːt͡ʃ3ˈʔʊːt͡ʃ3ʔɪ1ˈsiːʊn1ˈnaː1fʊn1ˈnaŋ2riːn1ˈʔɪz1ɡɪn1ʔa1sɪr1
Charaʔissanantakeːzaobdauččasapmalapmanandirsabížatansá
Gimira (Bench)matʼ3nam4kaz4od4ut͡ʃ2sa2pm3na2pm3nʸar2tn3irs2tn3tam5
Maalepéttelamʔóhaitsóʔoidódónɡoláhhólánkayisállitásuɓatáɓɓó
Dorzzeʔissino ~ isttanam(ʔ)áheezá ~ heedziʔoidáʔitʃáʃa ~ ʔitʃátʃaʔusúpun ~ ʔusúɸunláppun ~ láɸunhóspun ~ hósɸunʔudúfun ~ ʔudúɸuntám(m)i
Gamo (1)ʔissíno / ʔistánamʔáheedzdzáʔoiddáʔitʃtʃátʃaʔusúppunalaáppunahóspunaʔuddúpunatámma
Gamo (2)ʔissio (ʔista)namʔaheedzdzaʔojddaʔitʃtʃatʃtʃaʔuspunalaappunahospunaʔuddupunatamma
Gofaʔistánamʔʔáheedzdzáʔoiddáʔitʃtʃáʃaʔusúppunalaáppunahósppunaʔuddúfunatámma
Oydaféttólamʔíɦaiddzíʔoiddíʔíccinʔizíppun (1+5)láappun (2+5)ʔóspun (3+5)ʔiddífun (4+5)táɓɓó
Wolaittaʔisttánaaʔʔáheezzáʔoiddáʔitʃtʃáʃaʔusúppunalaápunahósppunaʔuddúpunatámma
Kooreteˈbɪ́dzːɔ̀ˈlámʔɛ̀ˈháʸdzɛ̀ˈʔɔ́ʸdːɛ̀ʔɪ̀ˈtʃɪ́tʃɛ̀ʔɪ̀ˈzːúɸɛ̀ˈláːpɛ̀hàˈzːúpːɛ̀ʔɔ̀ˈdːúpːɛ̀ˈtʰámːɛ̀
Zargullabizzónámʔaháidtsʔoíddʔišíččʔizíplaáplakkúčetansínetámm
Basketo (1)péttɑ́n or péttí (as modifier)nɑ̀mʔíhɑ̀izzíòiddíìʃʃínlèhítɑ̀bzɑ́lɑ̀mɑ́hɑ́i ~ lɑ̀mɑ́kɑ́isɑ̀ɑkɑ̀lí ~ sɑ̀ɑkìlítɑ́ɓɓɑ́
Basketto (2)pʰɜtʰːɜnnɑmʔiɑjdziojdiɪʃːɪnlɜhitɑbzɑlɑmɑkʰɑjsɑːkʰɑlitɑʔɓɑ
Anfillo (Southern Mao)ikkóɡuttókedzóauddóamittó (loan from Semitic)ʃirtóʃabattó (loan from Semitic)ʃimittó (loan from Semitic)yiriŋɡóaʃiró (loan from Semitic)
Boro (Shinasha) (1)íkaɡitákéézaáwəddáutsáʃərə́taʃawátaʃəmə́tadʒeɗijatátsa
Boro (Shinasha) (2)íkka / íkkàɡittá / ɡíttàkeːzá / keezááwddá / aẃddàuːsá / uttsášerita / širrᵊtàšawáta / šawaatàšimíta / šəmmətàǰeːriyá / yeːriyá / jeedíyàtása / tattsá
Shekkacho (Mocha)ikkaɡuttaakeejjaaawuddaauuččaaširittaašabaattaašimittaayitʼiyaaaširaa

Notes

  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Ta-Ne-Omotic". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. Blažek, Václav. 2008. A lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages. In Bengtson (ed.), 57–148.
  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. 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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