Omotic

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adjective

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.

OriginGanza wá-ma →
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Meanings

adjectiveOmotic (comparative more Omotic, superlative most Omotic)

comparative more Omotic · superlative most Omotic

  1. human sciencesOf 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.

Origin

  1. Ganzawá-ma
  2. EnglishOmotic

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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APA

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MLA

“Omotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Omotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Omotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Omotic.

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