The Languages of Africa

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[Apollo]

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My Suugo linguistic theories:

Kordofanian is probably not Niger-Congo. I think it is a language isolate.
Hadza and Sandawe have nothing to do with Southern Kalahari region Khoisan. They are language isolates.
Omotic is probably a mixture of real Afro-Asiatic, mostly Cushitic, and an extinct Ethiopian language isolate (Mota man's language). This is why it is linguistically the most divergent from the rest of Afro-Asiatic.

 

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Omotic is probably a mixture of real Afro-Asiatic, mostly Cushitic, and an extinct Ethiopian language isolate (Mota man's language). This is why it is linguistically the most divergent from the rest of Afro-Asiatic.

You think it should be considered Afroasiatic then? Or should it be it's own thing?

 

[Apollo]

You think it should be considered Afroasiatic then? Or should it be it's own thing?

Overall it is probably closer to Afro-Asiatic than to the hypothesized language isolate. Especially North Omotic (Wolayta, Kafa etc). South Omotic is linguistically more divergent and has more unique linguistic features from the Ethiopian language isolate.