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Dima-Bottego language

Language local to Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The language of the Dima people, who lived to the east of the Omo River north of Lake Turkana, as described by Vittorio Bottego in an expedition to Ethiopia in 1897. It is known by only a few numerals, which do not obviously resemble another language.

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The Dima numerals 1–10 are recorded.[1]

1 ekkā
2 ekkinā
3 dāsā
4 dəndāsā
5 osā
6 osəkər
7 fāṣā
8 orongo
9 kēriri
10 kēpēs

6 appears to be composed of 5+1.

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