Afrasian Language (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 a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa, with over 300 million native speakers worldwide.
- Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken in a vast geographic area, stretching from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.
- The Afro-Asiatic language family is one of the largest and most diverse language families in the world, with languages such as Arabic, Amharic, and Hebrew.
- Scholars have identified several branches within the Afro-Asiatic language family, including the Semitic, Berber, and Chadic branches.
- The Afro-Asiatic language family is thought to have originated in the Near East or the Horn of Africa, with some languages migrating to other parts of Asia and Africa over time.