The Dizoid, or Maji, languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia: Dizi, Sheko and Nayi. Linguist Aklilu Yilma's 2003 study finds Dizi somewhat more divergent from the other two, though the Glottolog classification attributes similarities between Sheko and Nayi to shared retentions rather than evidence of a closer subgrouping. A 2018 study by Tom Guldemann finds Dizoid more likely related to the Ta-Ne, or North Omotic, languages than the Mao or Aroid languages are, and notes loanword influence on the Dizoid languages from the Gimira subgroup of Ta-Ne.
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Dizoid (South Omotic) is a branch of the Omotic family.
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1. Wikipedia: Dizoid languages
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Dizi differs from the rest of the languages somewhat more (Aklilu 2003), although Glottolog considers similarities between Sheko and Nayi to be due to retentions rather than evidence of subgrouping.
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The Dizoid or Maji (Majoid) languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia:
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