| Western Omo–Tana | |
|---|---|
| Omo–Tana Arboroid | |
| Geographic distribution | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | west2723 |
The (Western) Omo–Tana or Arboroid languages belong to the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya.
The languages are:
The first three have long been recognized as related; Bender (2020) adds Yaaku, whose classification had been obscure.1 The El Molo language of Kenya is nearly extinct.2
Notes
Notes
- Bender, M. Lionel. (2020). Cushitic Lexicon and Phonology. ed. Grover Hudson. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik / Research in African Studies, 28). Berlin: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-631-60089-4
- Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.