Claim: Ethiopia is a nation of many languages.
Evidence: Ethiopia -LRB- -LSB- ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə -RSB- ኢትዮጵያ , , -RRB- , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia -LRB- የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ , yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk -RRB- , is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
At other times , especially when common cultural factors are at play such as ethnicity and language , some of the steps in this pattern are expedited and compressed.
Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches.
Additionally , Omotic languages are spoken by ethnic minority groups inhabiting the southern regions.
Nilo-Saharan languages are also spoken by the nation 's Nilotic ethnic minorities.