Afro-asiatic

adj, name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Afroasiatic. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Afroasiatic. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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afrasianafrasian languageafroasiaticafroasiatic languagehamito-semiticlanguage

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"The Somali language is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, belonging specifically to the Cushitic branch."

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