Western Omo–Tana | |
Also Known As: | Omo–Tana Arboroid |
Region: | Ethiopia, Kenya |
Familycolor: | Afro-Asiatic |
Fam2: | Cushitic |
Fam3: | Lowland East |
Fam4: | Omo–Tana? |
Child1: | Arbore |
Child2: | Daasanach |
Child3: | El Molo |
Child4: | Yaaku |
Glotto: | west2723 |
Glottorefname: | Western Omo–Tana |
The (Western) Omo–Tana or Arboroid languages belong to the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya.
The languages are:
The first three have long been recognized as related; Bender (2020) adds Yaaku, whose classification had been obscure.[1] The El Molo language of Kenya is nearly extinct.[2]