Omotic–Datooga languages

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Omotic–Datooga languages are a proposed grouping of certain Omotic and Southern Nilotic (Datooga) languages whose genetic relationship remains controversial among linguists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothetical language family
proposed language grouping
controversy classification of Omotic
relationship between Omotic and Nilotic
fieldOfStudy African linguistics
historical linguistics
hasCharacteristic based on lexical similarities
based on morphological evidence
genetic relationship remains uncertain
hasPart Datooga language
Omotic languages
Southern Nilotic languages
hasProposedRelationshipWith Datooga language
Omotic languages
Southern Nilotic languages
hasRegion East Africa
Ethiopia
Tanzania
hasWorkingLanguageFamily Omotic
Southern Nilotic
includes Aari language
Bench language
Datooga
Dime language
Dizi language
Gamo language
Gimira language
Gofa language
Gonga–Gimojan languages
Hamer-Banna language
Kafa language
Kara language (Omotic)
North Omotic languages
linked to: North Omotic

Shekkacho language
South Omotic languages
linked to: South Omotic

Wolaytta language
Yemsa language
partOf Afroasiatic–Nilo-Saharan hypothesis
proposedBy Harold C. Fleming
relatedTo Afroasiatic languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilotic languages
Omotic languages
status controversial
not widely accepted
subclassOf language grouping
timeProposed late 20th century

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Omotik–Datooga languages hasAlternativeName Omotic–Datooga languages