The Dizoid or Maji (Majoid) languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia:[1]
Dizi
Sheko
Nayi (Na'o)
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.[2]
^Aklilu, Yilma. 2003. Comparative phonology of the Maji languages. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 36: 59-88.
^Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9. S2CID 133888593.
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together with the Dizi and Sheko languages, is part of a cluster of languages variously called "Maji" or "Dizoid". Ethiopia 2007 Census Aklilu Yilma...
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Nilotic languages; it is unclear whether the Dizoid group of Omotic languages belongs to the Northern or Southern group. The two Omotic languages with the...
when before /f/, and /n/ as [ŋ] when before /k/. As in most Ethiopian languages, noun qualifiers generally follow the noun. The definite article is expressed...
to the Eastern Gurage languages, Zay, and Silt'e, all of whom are believed to be linked to the now extinct Semitic Harla language. Locals or natives of...
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