Dizoid languages
Afro-Asiatic language group of Ethiopia
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::summary Afro-Asiatic language group of Ethiopia ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dizoid |
| altname | Maji, Majoid |
| region | Ethiopia |
| familycolor | afro-asiatic |
| fam2 | Omotic |
| fam3 | North? |
| child1 | Dizi |
| child2 | Sheko |
| child3 | Nayi |
| protoname | Proto-Maji |
| glotto | dizo1235 |
| glottorefname | Dizoid |
| :: |
| name = Dizoid | altname = Maji, Majoid | region = Ethiopia | familycolor = afro-asiatic | fam2 = Omotic | fam3 = North? | child1 = Dizi | child2 = Sheko | child3 = Nayi | protoname = Proto-Maji | glotto = dizo1235 | glottorefname = Dizoid
The Dizoid or Maji (Majoid) languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia:
Dizi differs from the rest of the two languages somewhat more (Aklilu 2003), although Glottolog considers similarities between Sheko and Nayi to be due to retentions rather than evidence of subgrouping.
Güldemann (2018) accepts that Dizoid is more likely to be related to Ta-Ne ("North Omotic") than Mao and Aroid are, and observes loanword influence on Maji languages from the Gimira subgroup of Ta-Ne.
Numerals
Comparison of numerals in individual languages:
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| Language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizi (Dizin) | kʼo᷆ːj | tʼàːɡŋ̩̄ | kàːdū | kʼùbm̄ | út͡ʃū | jàkū | tùːsū | ze᷆ːd | sāɡŋ̀ | támū |
| Nayi (Na'o) | jísn̩ | tʼaːɡn̩ | kädú | kubḿ̩ | útʃːú | jãkù | tuːsu | zìét | sáɡn̩ | támmù |
| Sheko (1) | kʼòy | tʼaaɡn̩ | kàdu | kúbm̩ | ùtʃú | yakù | tubsu | zeed | saɡn̩ | təɓi |
| Sheko (2) | kʼōy | tʼáaɡŋ́ | káddú | kúbḿ | ʔűtʂű | yákú | túbsú | zēed | sāɡŋ̀ | ta̋mű |
| :: |
References
References
- Aklilu, Yilma. 2003. Comparative phonology of the Maji languages. ''Journal of Ethiopian Studies'' 36: 59-88.
- Güldemann, Tom. (2018). "The Languages and Linguistics of Africa". De Gruyter Mouton.
- Chan, Eugene. (2019). "The Afro-Asiatic Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.
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