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Omi language

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Region
  
Orientale Province

ISO 639-3
  
omi

Native speakers
  
91,000 (2005)

Glottolog
  
omii1238

Native to
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language family
  
Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic East Moru–Madi Central Omi

Omi is a Central Sudanic language, spoken in the Aru Territory in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between the two rivers Nzoro and Lowa. It was once considered a dialect of the Keliko language, but requires separate literature.

References

Omi language Wikipedia