Afrasian (Noun)
Meaning
A large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Afro-Asiatic language family is one of the most widespread in the world, encompassing a diverse array of languages spoken in Africa and the Middle East.
- Some researchers consider Amharic and Hebrew to be part of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family, with connections to Arabic and Swahili.
- Within the Afro-Asiatic family, scholars recognize multiple subfamilies, such as Chadic and Cushitic, with over 200 distinct languages and many dialects.
- Some Afro-Asiatic languages exhibit intricate tone systems and others show elaborate morphological inflectional systems.
- While individual Afro-Asiatic languages vary widely, certain characteristics unite the entire family.