Omotic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after the Omo River in Ethiopia, + -ic. The river's name could ultimately be from Ganza wá-ma, ó-má (“river”).
Adjective[edit]
Omotic (comparative more Omotic, superlative most Omotic)
- (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.
References[edit]
- Smolders, Joshua: A Phonology of Ganza (Gwàmì Nánà)