Editing Omotic languages (section)

==Languages==
[[File:Bench New Testament, ISBN 9966-40-063-X.jpg|thumb|[[New Testament]] in the [[Bench language]]]]
The [[North Omotic languages|North]] and [[South Omotic languages|South Omotic]] branches ("Nomotic" and "Somotic") are universally recognized, with some dispute as to the composition of North Omotic. The primary debate is over the placement of the [[Mao languages]]. [[Lionel Bender (linguist)|Bender]] (2000) classifies Omotic languages as follows:

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*'''Omotic'''
**[[South Omotic languages|South Omotic]] / [[Aroid languages|Aroid]] ([[Hamer-Banna language|Hamer-Banna]], [[Aari language|Aari]], [[Dime language|Dime]], [[Karo language (Ethiopia)|Karo]])
**[[North Omotic languages|North Omotic]] / Non-Aroid
***[[Mao languages|Mao]]
****[[Bambassi language|Bambassi]]
****West Mao ([[Hozo language|Hozo]], [[Seze language|Seze]], [[Ganza language|Ganza]])
***[[Dizoid languages|Dizoid]] ([[Dizi language|Dizi]], [[Sheko language|Sheko]], [[Nayi language|Nayi]])
***[[Gonga–Gimojan languages|Gonga–Gimojan]]
****[[Gonga languages|Gonga/Kefoid]] ([[Boro language (Ethiopia)|Boro]], [[Anfillo language|Anfillo]], [[Kafa language|Kafa]], [[Shekkacho language|Shekkacho]])
****[[Gimojan languages|Gimojan]]
*****''[[Yemsa language|Yemsa]]''
*****[[Ometo–Gimira languages|Ometo–Gimira]]
******''[[Bench language|Bench]]''
******''[[Chara language|Chara]]''
******[[Ometo languages]]
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Apart from terminology, this differs from [[Harold C. Fleming|Fleming]] (1976) in including the Mao languages, whose affiliation had originally been controversial, and in abolishing the "Gimojan" group.{{Clarify|date=February 2009}} There are also differences in the subclassification of Ometo, which is not covered here.

===Hayward (2003)===
Hayward (2003) separates out the Mao languages as a third branch of Omotic and breaks up Ometo–Gimira:

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*'''Omotic'''
**[[South Omotic languages|South Omotic]]
**[[Mao languages|Mao]]
**[[North Omotic languages|North Omotic]]
***[[Dizoid languages|Dizoid]]
***[[Ta–Ne languages]]
****[[Gonga languages|Gonga]]
****[[Gimojan languages|Gimojan]]
*****''[[Yemsa language|Yemsa]]''
*****''[[Bench language|Bench]]''
*****[[Ometo–Chara languages|Ometo–Chara]]
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===Blench (2006)===
Blench (2006) gives a more agnostic classification:<ref>Blench, 2006. [http://rogerblench.info/Language/Afroasiatic/General/AALIST.pdf The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007050740/http://rogerblench.info/Language/Afroasiatic/General/AALIST.pdf |date=2013-10-07 }}</ref>

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*'''Omotic'''
**[[South Omotic languages|South Omotic]]
**[[North Omotic languages|North Omotic]]
***[[Mao languages|Mao]]
***[[Dizoid languages|Dizoid]]
***[[Gonga languages|Gonga]] (Kefoid)
***''[[Yem language|Yem]]''
***[[Gimira language|Gimira]]
***[[Ometo languages|Ometo]] (?[[Chara language|Chara]])
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[[Bosha language|Bosha]]† is unclassified; ''Ethnologue'' lists it as a dialect of Kafa but notes it may be a distinct language.