Oromoid languages

Oromoid
Geographic distribution:	Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya
Linguistic classification:	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Cushitic Oromoid
Subdivisions:	Oromo Konsoid
Glottolog:	`nucl1701`^[1]

The Oromoid languages are a branch of Lowland East Cushitic languages that includes the most populous Cushitic language, Oromo, and the closely related Konsoid dialect cluster.

Oromo: Oromo, Eastern Oromo, Borana, Orma, Waata
Konsoid (Konso–Gidole): Konso, Dirasha (Gidole), Bussa (Mossiya), Mashile, Turo, Gato

References

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Oromoid". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Cushitic languages

Beja

Beja

Agaw

Highland East

Lowland East

Saho–Afar	Afar Saho

Oromoid	Borana Eastern Oromo Orma Oromo Waata

Konsoid	Bussa Dirasha Gato Konso Mashile Turo

(West) Omo–Tana	Arbore Daasanach El Molo

Rendille–Boni	Baiso Boni Rendille

Somali	Dabarre Garre Jiiddu Maay Somali Ashraf Benadiri Tunni

Other	Boon Dahalo Girirra Ongota Yaaku

Dullay

South

Italics indicate extinct languages

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