Koman languages
Family of languages used along the Sudan–Ethiopia border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Koma language.
The Koman languages are a small close-knit family of languages located along the Ethiopia–Sudan border with about 50,000 speakers. They are conventionally classified as part of the Nilo-Saharan family. However, due to the paucity of evidence, many scholars treat it as an independent language family. Among scholars who do accept its inclusion within Nilo-Saharan, opinions vary as to their position within it.
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Koman | |
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Geographic distribution | Ethiopia–Sudan border region |
Native speakers | 50,000 |
Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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Glottolog | koma1264 |
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Koman languages in Ethiopia are in close contact with the Omotic Mao languages. In Ethiopia, some Koman-speaking groups also consider themselves to be ethnically Mao.[1]