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53:Geographic
962:indicate
870:Saho–Afar
756:Daasanach
721:Maay Maay
335:Phonology
202:Lake Tana
135:Glottolog
43:Ethnicity
709:Rendille
657:Omo–Tana
628:Kambaata
578:Gollango
542:Xamtanga
379:See also
250:Xamtanga
163:Ethiopia
141:cent2193
126:Xamtanga
80:Cushitic
59:Ethiopia
960:Italics
932:Kwʼadza
916:Burunge
835:Dirasha
823:Konsoid
782:Oromoid
762:El Molo
743:Western
689:Girirra
679:Dabarre
623:Hadiyya
581:Gorrose
575:Gergere
565:Gawwada
321:Eritrea
309:Israeli
245:Kassala
233:Eritrea
175:Amharic
167:Eritrea
63:Eritrea
942:Others
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911:Alagwa
865:Dahalo
853:Others
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726:Somali
694:Jiiddu
638:Sidama
633:Libido
590:Tsamai
569:Dihina
560:Dobase
552:Dullay
523:Qimant
363:, and
287:Israel
267:Qemant
263:Qimant
121:Qimant
978:This
926:Iraqw
905:Aasáx
896:South
840:Konso
830:Bussa
814:Waata
804:Oromo
768:Yaaku
733:Tunni
684:Garre
674:Baiso
618:Gedeo
613:Burji
608:Alaba
584:Harso
535:Qwara
529:Kayla
518:Bilen
513:Awngi
317:Keren
291:Kayla
279:Qwara
241:Sudan
237:Keren
229:Bilen
198:Awngi
116:Bilen
111:Awngi
984:stub
949:Beja
880:Saho
875:Afar
860:Boon
799:Orma
704:Boni
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149:The
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