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Omo National Park

November 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region on the west bank of the Omo River, Omo National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia.
Omo National Park covers roughly 4,068 square kilometers. Although an airstrip was recently built near the park headquarters on the Mui River, this park is not easily accessible. [...]

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The Omotic language

October 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Omotic language Family has a very great diversity within itself like the Cushitic group in Ethiopia. Most languages in this family are spoken in the vicinity of the Omo river system from which the name is derived.
Two regional sub-families of the Omotic family are the Northern and the Southern Omotic. The Northern Omotic includes:
• Welayita
• Gamo [...]

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