The Dizoid or Maji (Majoid) languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia:[1]
| Dizoid | |
|---|---|
| Maji, Majoid | |
| Geographic distribution | Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
|
| Proto-language | Proto-Maji |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | dizo1235 |
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
editComparison of numerals in individual languages:[3]
| Language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizi (Dizin) | kʼo᷆ːj | tʼàːɡŋ̩̄ | kàːdū | kʼùbm̄ | út͡ʃū | jàkū | tùːsū | ze᷆ːd | sāɡŋ̀ | támū |
| Nayi (Na'o) | jísn̩ | tʼaːɡn̩ | kädú | kubḿ̩ | útʃːú | jãkù | tuːsu | zìét | sáɡn̩ | támmù |
| Sheko (1) | kʼòy | tʼaaɡn̩ | kàdu | kúbm̩ | ùtʃú | yakù | tubsu | zeed | saɡn̩ | təɓi |
| Sheko (2) | kʼōy | tʼáaɡŋ́ | káddú | kúbḿ | ʔűtʂű | yákú | túbsú | zēed | sāɡŋ̀ | ta̋mű |
See also
edit- List of Proto-Maji reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
edit- ^ Aklilu, Yilma. 2003. Comparative phonology of the Maji languages. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 36: 59-88.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chan, Eugene (2019). "The Afro-Asiatic Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.