Glottolog omot1245 | ||
Geographic
distribution Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya Linguistic classification Afro-Asiatic
Cushitic
Lowland East
Omo–Tana Subdivisions Rendille?
Somali?
Baiso?
Girirra?
Western Omo–Tana | ||
The Omo–Tana languages are a disputed branch of the Cushitic family and are spoken in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya. The largest member is Somali. There is some debate as to whether the Omo–Tana languages form a single group, or whether they are individual branches of Lowland East Cushitic. Blench (2006) restricts the name to the Western Omo–Tana languages, and calls the others Macro-Somali.
References
Omo–Tana languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA