Cushitic (Noun)
Meaning
A group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken in the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions.
- Beja is a Cushitic language spoken in Eritrea, Sudan, and Egypt.
- The Borana people speak a Cushitic language and are traditionally pastoralists.
- Somali is a Cushitic language spoken by the Somali people primarily in Somalia and Kenya.
- Many Cushitic languages are spoken in Ethiopia, where they are an important part of the country's linguistic diversity.