Dima-Bottego language
# Dima-Bottego language

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.

## Data

The Dima numerals 1–10 are recorded.

    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.

