Family of languages used along the Sudan–Ethiopia border
Koman
Geographic distribution
Ethiopia–Sudan border region
Native speakers
50,000
Linguistic classification
Nilo-Saharan?
Komuz?
Koman
Subdivisions
Uduk
Kwama
Komo
Opo
Dana
Gule?
Glottolog
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The Koman languages are a small close-knit family of languages located along the Ethiopia–Sudan border with about 50,000 speakers. They are conventionally classified as part of the Nilo-Saharan family. However, due to the paucity of evidence, many scholars treat it as an independent language family. Among scholars who do accept its inclusion within Nilo-Saharan, opinions vary as to their position within it.
Koman languages in Ethiopia are in close contact with the Omotic Mao languages. In Ethiopia, some Koman-speaking groups also consider themselves to be ethnically Mao.[1]
^Küspert, Klaus-Christian (2015). "The Mao and Komo Languages in the Begi–Tongo area in Western Ethiopia: Classification, Designations, Distribution". Linguistic Discovery. 13 (1). doi:10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.447.
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