Ethiopia is a nation of many languages.
Ethiopia -LRB- -LSB- iiopi -RSB-  , , -RRB- , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia -LRB-     , yetiyoya Fdralaw Dmokirasyaw Rpebilk -RRB- , is a country located in the Horn of Africa .	Federal	Federation	country	country	Horn of Africa	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 .	country	country	Afroasiatic languages	Afroasiatic languages	Cushitic	Cushitic languages	Semitic	Semitic languages
Additionally , Omotic languages are spoken by ethnic minority groups inhabiting the southern regions .	Omotic languages	Omotic languages
Nilo-Saharan languages are also spoken by the nation 's Nilotic ethnic minorities .	Nilo-Saharan languages	Nilo-Saharan languages	Nilotic ethnic minorities	Nilotic peoples
