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Omotic

Pronunciation: /əʊˈmɒtɪk/
Definition of Omotic

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

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