Ometo

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Ometo is another name for the Wolaytta language, an Omotic language spoken primarily in southwestern Ethiopia.

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Ometo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Omotic language
language
alternateName Wolaitta language
linked to: Wolaytta language

Wolayta language
linked to: Wolaytta language

Wolaytta language
country Ethiopia
glottocode wola1245
hasApproximateSpeakers over 1 million speakers
hasDialects Dawro
Gofa
Konta
Melo
Oyda
Zala
hasEthnicGroup Wolayta people
linked to: Wolaytta people
hasPhonologicalFeature tone language
iso639-3Code wal
isPartOf Afroasiatic languages
languageBranch Ometo languages
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Omotic languages
linguisticTypology SOV word order
region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
script Geʽez script
spokenIn Ethiopia
spokenPrimarilyIn southwestern Ethiopia
status regional language in Ethiopia
subfamily North Omotic languages
linked to: North Omotic
usedBy Wolayta people
linked to: Wolaytta people
usedIn education in Wolayta Zone
local media in Wolayta Zone
writingSystem Ethiopic script

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Wolaytta alternativeName Ometo