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Omotic

omo·tic

uncommon

noun

1.

a group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia; closely related to Cushitic languages

Origin

Named after the Omo River in Ethiopia, + -ic. The river's name could ultimately be from Ganza wá-ma, ó-má (“river”).

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