# Oyda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɔɪdə/

## Definitions
1. An Omotic language of the North Omotic branch, spoken by the Oyda people in the South Ethiopia Regional State.
2. The ethnic group or people who natively speak this language.
3. One of the woredas (districts) in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia.

## Etymology
From Oyda Oyda, it is an endonym of the people and language while also an ethnonym and toponym. According to oral tradition, the name is a cognate of the Oyda noun oyda (“seat; chair”), used metaphorically to represent the "comfort" and "hospitality" the region offered to various settling clans.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oyda