Omi language

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Omi
Spoken in: Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Total speakers: 39,500 (1989 SIL)
Language family: Nilo-Saharan
 Central Sudanic
  East
   Moru-Madi
    Central
     Omi
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: ssa
ISO 639-3: omi

Omi is a Central Sudanic language, spoken in the Aru Territory in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between the two rivers Nzoro and Lowa. It was considered a dialect of the related Keliko language in the past. According to SIL International, there were about 39,500 as of 1989.

Languages