"Omotic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Omotic [comparative], most Omotic [superlative]
Etymology: Named after the Omo River in Ethiopia, + -ic. The river's name could ultimately be from Ganza wá-ma, ó-má (“river”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic, {{der|en|gza|wá-ma}} Ganza wá-ma Head templates: {{en-adj}} Omotic (comparative more Omotic, superlative most Omotic)
  1. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a language family, often grouped into the Afroasiatic language family, spoken in southwestern Ethiopia, some of which use the Ge'ez alphabet, and which are fairly agglutinative, with complex tonal systems. Wikipedia link: Omo River, Omotic languages Categories (topical): Linguistics

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