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The Dizoid or Maji (Majoid) languages consist of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia:Aklilu, Yilma. 2003. Comparative phonology of the Maji languages. ''Journal of Ethiopian Studies'' 36: 59-88. * Dizi * Sheko * Nayi (Na'o) 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
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and Aroid are, and observes loanword influence on Maji languages from the Gimira subgroup of Ta-Ne.


Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages:


See also

* List of Proto-Maji reconstructions (Wiktionary)


References

{{Omotic languages Languages of Ethiopia Language families Omotic languages