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Aroid

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The Aroid languages, also called Ari-Banna or South Omotic, possibly belong to the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia.

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Region
Ethiopia 1
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed (Yigezu, 2013) 1
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Descends From

Aroid (Ari-Banna, South Omotic) is a branch of the Omotic family.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Aroid languages
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  • Lead section
    The Aroid or Ari-Banna (sometimes South Omotic or Somotic) languages possibly belong to the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia.
  • Reconstruction section heading
    Below is a reconstruction of Proto-Aroid by Yigezu (2013).
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