Etymology

Oyda

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Today it means: An Omotic language of the North Omotic branch, spoken by the Oyda people in the South Ethiopia Regional State. Full definition →

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  2. English todayOyda

From Oyda Oyda, it is an endonym of the people and language while also an ethnonym and toponym. According to oral tradition, the name is a cognate of the Oyda noun oyda (“seat; chair”), used metaphorically to represent the "comfort" and "hospitality" the region offered to various settling clans.

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