Ongota–English Word List
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Ongota is spoken in a single village on the Weyt'o River in southern Ethiopia. The community is shifting to the neighbouring Cushitic language Ts'amakko, and only a few elderly speakers remain. Its genealogical classification is still unresolved.
- Family
- Language isolate (Cushitic or Omotic affiliation disputed)
- Countries
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Weyt'o River valley, South Omo
- Speakers
- Fewer than a dozen fluent speakers
- Status
- Critically endangered
- Livelihood
- River fishing & hoe farming
- Entries
- 0
- Edition
- First digital edition, 2026
How to use this list
Entries are ordered by their English meaning. Each entry gives the Ongota headword, pronunciation where recorded, part of speech, the English sense, and an example sentence when a speaker supplied one. Words marked community contribution were submitted through the public archive and approved by Discussion Dictionary editors before publication.
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Acknowledgements
This edition draws on published linguistic description and editorial research. Compiled and edited by the Discussion Dictionary editorial team.
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