Omotic

 
Pronunciation: /əʊˈmɒtɪk/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a subfamily of Afro-Asiatic languages spoken in Ethiopia, with over thirty members, all having comparatively few speakers.

adjective

  • denoting or belonging to Omotic.

Origin:

1970s: from Omo, the name of a river in SW Ethiopia, + -otic