Omotic is typically split into North Omotic (or Aroid) and South Omotic, with the latter more influenced by the Nilotic languages; it is unclear whether the Dizoid group of Omotic languages belongs to the Northern or Southern group.
ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk ɪz tˈɪpɪkli splˈɪt ˌɪntʊ nˈɔːɹθ ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk ɔːɹ ˈæɹɔɪd ænd sˈaʊθ ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk, wɪððə lˈæɾɚ mˈoːɹ ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ðə naɪlˈɑːɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz; ɪɾ ɪz ʌŋklˈɪɹ wˈɛðɚ ðə dˈɪzɔɪd ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ɔːɹ sˈʌðɚn ɡɹˈuːp.