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==Comparative vocabulary== Sample basic vocabulary of 40 Omotic languages from Blažek (2008):<ref>Blažek, Václav. 2008. A lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages. In Bengtson (ed.), 57–148.</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" ! Language !! eye !! ear !! nose !! tooth !! tongue !! mouth !! blood !! bone !! tree !! water !! eat !! name |- | [[Basketo language|Basketo]] || af || waytsi || sints || ačči || B ɪnts'ɨrs || no·na || suuts || mεk'εts || B mɪts || B waːtse || A moy- || B sumsa |- | [[Dokka language|Dokka]] || af || waytsi || si·nts || ačči || ɨrs'ɪns || no·na || su·ts || mik'әts || mittse || wa·tsi || m- || suntsa |- | [[Male language (Ethiopia)|Male]] || ’aːpi || waizi || sied‘i || ’ači || ’ɪndɪrsi || daŋka || sugutsi || mεgεtsi || mitsi || waːtsi || mo- || sunsi |- | [[Wolaita language|Wolaita]] || ayf-iya; A ayp'-iya || haytta || sir-iya || acca; A acc'a || int'arsa || doona || suutta; Ch maččamié || mek'etta || mitta || hatta || m- || sunta |- | [[Kullo language|Kullo]] || ayp'-iya || haytsa || siid'-iya || acc'a || ins'arsa || doona || sutsa || mek'etsa || barzap'-iya || hatsa || m- || sutta |- | [[Kachama-Ganjule language|Cancha]] || ayp'e || hayts || sire || acc‘a || ins‘arsa || doona || suts || mek'etsa || mits || haats || m- || sunts |- | [[Melo language|Malo]] || ’áɸe || hʌ́je || síd'e || ’áčʰә || ’irɪ́nts || dɔ́nʌ || sútsʰ || mεk‘ɨ́ts‘ || mɪ́ts || ’átsә || m- || sʊns |- | [[Gofa language|Gofa]] || ayp'e || haytsa || siide || acc'a || intsarsa || doona || sutsa || mek'etta || mitsa || hatse || m- || suntsa |- | [[Zala language|Zala]] || ayfe || (h)aytsa || sid'e || ačča || int'arsa || duna || tsutsa || || mitsa || hatsa || maa- || |- | [[Gamo language|Gamu]] || ayp'e || haytsa || siire || acc'a || ins'arsa || doona || suuts || mek'ets || mitsa || hatse || m- || sunts |- | [[Dache language|Dache]] || ayfe || hayts'e || siyd'e || acé || ɪntsεrs || duna || suts || mek'ets || šara || hatse || m- || sunts |- | [[Dorze language|Dorze]] || ayp'e || waye || sire || acc'a || ins'arsa || duuna || suts || mek'etsa || mits || haats || m- || sunts |- | [[Oyda language|Oyda]] || ápe, ayfe || B haːye || sid'e || ’ač, pl. o·či || iláns || B doːna || suts || mεk'εts || mɪns'a || haytsi || mu’- || suntsu |- | [[Zayse language|Zayse]] || ’áaɸε || waayέ || kuŋké || ’acc' || ints'έrε || baadέ || súuts' || mεk'έεte || mits'a || wáats'i || m- || č'úuč'e |- | [[Zergulla language|Zergulla]] || ’aːɸe || wai || kuŋki || ’ac'e || ’insәre || haː’e || suːts || nεkεtε || mintsa || waːtse || m- || suːns |- | [[Ganjule language|Ganjule]] || ’áaɸε || waašέ || kuŋkε || gaggo || ints'úrε || baadέ || súuts' || mεk'έtε || mits'i || waats'i || m- || ts'únts'i |- | [[Gidicho language|Gidicho]] || ’áaɸε || waašέ || kuŋké || gaggo || ints'úrε || baadέ || súuts'i || mεk'εte || míts'i || wáats'i || m- || ts'únts'i |- | [[Kachama language|Kachama]] || ’áaɸε || uwaašέ || kuŋkέ || gaggo || ints'úrε || baadέ || súuts'ε || mέk‘έtee || mits'i || wáats'i || m- || ts'únts'i |- | [[Koyra language|Koyra]] || ’áɸε || waayέ || siid'ε || gaggo || ’únts'úrε || ’áaša || súuts' || mεk‘έεte || míts'e; Ce akka || wáats'e || múuwa || súuntsi |- | [[Chara language|Chara]] || áːpa || wóːya || sínt'u || áč'a || ’íns'ila || noːná || súːta || mertá || mítsa || áːs'a || ḿ-na || sumá |- | [[Bench language|Bench]] || ap || (h)ay || sint' || gaš; san || eyts' || non || sut || mert || inč || so’ || m’ || sum |- | [[Shekkacho language|She]] || af || ai || sint' || gaš || ets' || non || sut || mεrt || enc || so’ || mma || sum |- | [[Yemsa language|Yemsa]] || aafa; kema || odo || siya || a’ya || terma || noono || anna || mega || i’o || aka || me || suna |- | [[Boro language (Ethiopia)|Bworo]] || aawa || waaza || šint'a || gaša || albeera || noona || ts'atts'a || mak'әttsa || mitta || aatsa || maa- || šuutsa |- | [[Anfillo language|Anfillo]] || aːfo || waːjo || šiːnto || gaːššo || εrɪːtso || nɔːno || ts'antso || šaušo || mɪːtso || yuːro || m || šiːgo |- | [[Kafa language|Kafa]] || affo, aho || wammo; kendo || muddo || gašo || eč'iyo || nono; koko || dammo || šawušo || met'o || ač'o || mammo; č‘okko || šiggo |- | [[Mocha language|Mocha]] || á·p̱o || wa·mmo || šit'ó || gášo || häč'awo || no·no || damo || ša·wúšo || mit'ó || à·č'o || ma̱·(hä) || šəgo |- | Proto-Omotic<ref name="Bender, Lionel M 1987"/> || || || *si(n)t’ || || || *non- || || || || *haats’ || || |- ! colspan = "13" | [[Maji languages|Maji]] |- | Proto-[[Maji languages|Maji]]<ref>Aklilu, Yilma. 2003. Comparative phonology of the Maji languages. ''Journal of Ethiopian studies'' 36: 59–88.</ref> || *ʔaːb || *háːy || || *aːç’u || || *eːdu || || *uːs || *inču || *haːy || *um || |- | [[Dizi language|Dizi]] || ab-u || aːi || sin-u || ažu || yabɪl || εd-u || yεrm-u || us || wɪč || aːi || m- || sɪm-u |- | [[Shako language|Shako]] || áːb || aːy || B sɪnt' || áːč'u || érb || eːd || yärm || uːsu || íːnču || áːy || m̥̀- || suːm |- | [[Nayi language|Nayi]] || ’aːf || B haːy || si.n || B acu || B yalb || eːdu || yarbm || ’uːs || B incus || B hai || m- || suːm |- ! colspan = "13" | [[Mao languages|Mao]] |- | [[Bambassi language|Mao]] || áːfέ || wáːlέ || šíːnt'έ || àːts'ὲ || ánts'ílὲ || pɔ́ːnsὲ || hándέ || máːlt‘έ || ’íːntsὲ || hàːtsὲ || hà míjà || jèːškέ |- | [[Seze language|Seze]] || aːb, áːwi || wέὲ || šíːnté || háːts'έ, haːnsì || jántsílὲ/ t'agál || waːndè || hámbìlὲ || bàk‘ílí || ’innsì || háːns'ì || máːmɔ́ || nìːší |- | [[Hozo language|Hozo]] || abbi || wεεra || šini || ats'i || S wìntə́lә || waandi || hambilε || bak‘ilε || S ’íːnti || haani || maa || iiši |- ! colspan = "13" | [[South Omotic languages|Aroid]] |- | [[Dime language|Dime]] || ’afe, ’aɸe || k'aːme || nʊkʊ || F baŋgɪl; ɪts; kәsɪl || ’ɨdәm || ’afe; B ’app- || maχse; F dzumt || k‘oss; F k‘ʊs || ’aχe; B haːɣo || naχe; B nәːɣ- || ’ɨčɨn || mɨze; F naːb |- | [[Hamer language|Hamer]] || api, afi || k'a(ː)m- || nuki || ’ats' || ’ad’ab || ap- || zum’i || leːfi || ak'- || noko || kʊm- || nam- |- | [[Banna language|Banna]] || afi || k'ami || nuki || atsi || adʌb/adɪm || afa || zump'i || lεfi || ɑhaka/haːk'a || noko || its-; kum- || na(a)bi |- | [[Karo language (Ethiopia)|Karo]] || afi || k'ami || nuki || asi || attәp' || M ’apo || mәk'әs || lefi || aka || nuk'o || isidi || |- | [[Aari language|Ari]] || afi || k'ami || nuki || atsi; B kasel geegi || adim || afa || zom’i || lεfi || ahaka || noɣa; B nɔk'ɔ || its- || nami |- | [[Hamer language|Ubamer]] || a·fi || ɣ/k'a·mi || nuki || atsi || admi || afa || mək'əs ~ -ɣ- || lεfí || aɣa || luk'a, luɣa || ’its- || na·mi |- | [[Galila language|Galila]] || a·fi || k'a·mi || nuki || ači || admi || afa || mәk'әs || lεfí || aɣa/aháɣa || lu·ɣa/lo·ɣa || ič- || la·mi |}
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