奥莫语族

奥莫语族是出现在埃塞俄比亚西南部的语言统称，常被界定为亚非语系（闪含语系）的语族之一。奥莫语族的语言带少许的胶着语性质，而部分语言用吉兹字母书写。

分支

• 北奥莫语支 (North Omotic)

** Dizoid
*** Dizi ()
*** Nayi ()
*** 谢科语 Sheko ()
** Gonga-Gimojan
*** Gimojan
**** Janjero
***** Yemsa ()
**** 奥梅托-吉米拉 Ometo-Gimira
***** Chara
****** Chara ()
***** 吉米拉语 Gimira
****** Bench ()
***** 奥梅托 Ometo
****** 马勒语 Male ()
****** 中奥梅托 Central Ometo
******* Dorze ()
******* Gamo-Gofa-Dawro ()
******* Melo ()
******* Oyda ()
******* 瓦拉莫语（Wolaytta）()
****** 东奥梅托 East Ometo
******* Kachama-Ganjule ()
******* Koorete ()
******* 扎伊塞语 Zayse-Zergulla ()
****** 西奥梅托 West Ometo
******* Basketo ()
*** Gonga
**** Central Gonga
***** Anfillo ()
**** North Gonga
***** Boro ()
**** South Gonga
***** 卡法语 Kafa ()
***** Shekkacho ()
** 马奥语 Mao
*** 东马奥语 East Mao
**** Bambassi ()
*** 西马奥语 West Mao
**** Ganza ()
**** Hozo ()
**** Seze ()

• 南奥莫语支 (South Omotic)

** 阿里语 Aari ()
** Dime ()
** Gayil ()
** Hamer-Banna ()
** Karo ()

參考文獻

• Bender, M. L. 1975. Omotic: a new Afroasiatic language family. (University Museum Series, 3.) Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University.
• Blench, Roger. 2006. Archaeology, Language, and the African Past. AltaMira Press
• Hayward, Richard J., ed. 1990. Omotic Language Studies. London: School of Oriental and African Studies.
• Hayward, Richard J. 2003. Omotic: the "empty quarter" of Afroasiatic linguistics. In Research in Afroasiatic Grammar II: selected papers from the fifth conference on Afroasiatic languages, Paris 2000, ed. by Jacqueline Lecarme, pp. 241–261. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
• Lamberti, Marcello. 1991. Cushitic and its classification. Anthropos 86(4/6):552-561.
• Zaborski, Andrzej. 1986. Can Omotic be reclassified as West Cushitic? In Gideon Goldenberg, ed., Ethiopian Studies: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference, pp. 525–530. Rotterdam: Balkema.

外部链接

• [http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/iln/LING2110/v07/THEIL%20Is%20Omotic%20Afroasiatic.pdf Is Omotic Afro-Asiatic?] by Rolf Theil
• http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=91894