Dizoid languages

The Dizoid or Maji (Majoid) languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia:[1]

Dizoid
Maji, Majoid
Geographic
distribution
Ethiopia
Linguistic classificationDizoid
  • Dizoid
Subdivisions
Glottologdizo1235

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]

Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[3]

Language12345678910
Dizi (Dizin)kʼo᷆ːjtʼàːɡŋ̩̄kàːdūkʼùbm̄út͡ʃūjàkūtùːsūze᷆ːdsāɡŋ̀támū
Nayi (Na'o)jísn̩tʼaːɡn̩kädúkubḿ̩útʃːújãkùtuːsuzìétsáɡn̩támmù
Sheko (1)kʼòytʼaaɡn̩kàdukúbm̩ùtʃúyakùtubsuzeedsaɡn̩təɓi
Sheko (2)kʼōytʼáaɡŋ́káddúkúbḿʔűtʂűyákútúbsúzēedsāɡŋ̀ta̋mű

See also

References

  1. Aklilu, Yilma. 2003. Comparative phonology of the Maji languages. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 36: 59-88.
  2. 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.
  3. Chan, Eugene (2019). "The Afro-Asiatic Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.
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