Oromoid languages explained

Oromoid
Also Known As:Oromo–Konsoid
Region:Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Cushitic
Fam3:Lowland East Cushitic
Child1:Oromo
Child2:Konsoid
Glotto:nucl1701
Glottorefname:Oromoid

The Oromoid languages are a branch of Lowland East Cushitic languages that includes the most populous Cushitic language, Oromo, and the closely related Konsoid dialect cluster.

Oromo: Oromo, Eastern Oromo, Borana, Orma, Waata
  • Konsoid (Konso–Gidole): Konso, Dirasha (Gidole), Bussa (Mossiya), Mashile, Turo, Gato

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