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| Oromoid | |
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| Oromo–Konsoid | |
| Geographic distribution | Ethiopia,Djibouti,Somalia,Kenya |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic |
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| Glottolog | nucl1701 |
TheOromoid languages are a branch ofLowland East Cushitic languages that includes the most populous Cushitic language,Oromo, and the closely related Konsoid dialect cluster. A distinguishing feature of Oromoid (andOmo-Tama) languages from other lowland East Cushitic languages is a distinct paradigm for negation.[1]
The existence of at least two groupings of Lowland East Cushitic, Omo-Tama and Oromoid, will be accepted here (see Figure 1).
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