The Cushitic languages are a subgroup of the Map showing the distribution of Afro-Asiatic languages The Afro-Asiatic languages are a language family of about 240 languages and 285 million people widespread throughout North Africa, East Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia. Other names sometimes given to this family include Afrasian, Hamito-Semitic (deprecated), Lisramic (Hodge 1972... Afro-Asiatic languages phylum, named after the Biblical figure ... Cush by analogy with The Semitic languages are the northeastern subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages, and the only family of this group spoken in Asia. The most common Semitic languages spoken today are Arabic, Amharic, Hebrew, and Tigrinya. The term Semitic for these language is etymologically a misnomer in some ways (see Semitic... Semitic. They are spoken in the The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. The term also refers to the greater region containing Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea. Sometimes, Sudan and Kenya are also included. Greater Somalia... Horn of Africa. The most prominent language is Oromo () Spoken in: Ethiopia, Kenya Region: Total speakers: 30 million Ranking: 91 Genetic classification: Afro-Asiatic  Cushitic   East    Oromo Official status Official language of: - Regulated by: - Language codes ISO 639-1 om ISO 639-2 orm SIL Various: GAX (for Borana-Arsi-Guji) GAZ... Oromo with about 21 million speakers, followed by Somali (af Soomaali) Spoken in: Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti Region: East Africa Total speakers: 15-25 million Ranking: Not in top 100 Genetic classification: Afro-Asiatic  Cushitic   East     Somali Official status Official language of: Somalia Regulated by: -- Language codes ISO 639-1 so ISO... Somali (in Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is an African country that exists solely in a de jure capacity. Somalia has no recognized central government authority, no national currency, nor any other feature associated with a well... Somalia, This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in an area known as the Horn of Africa. It has one of the most... Ethiopia, and For other uses, see Djibouti (disambiguation). The Republic of Djibouti (جيبوتي) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the south east. The remainder... Djibouti) with about 15 million speakers, Sidamo (in This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in an area known as the Horn of Africa. It has one of the most... Ethiopia) with about 2 million speakers, and Afar is an East Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. It is believed to have 1.5 million speakers. Afar has the form Subject Object Verb. Its speakers have a literacy rate of between one and three per cent. Its closest relative is the Saho language. External link... Afar (in This article is about the African nation. For the Greek city, see Eretria. Hagere Ertra (In Detail) (In Detail) National motto: None Official languages Tigrigna, Arabic and English Capital Asmara President Isaias Afewerki Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 96th 121,320 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2002)  - Density... Eritrea) with about 1.5 million. It is divided into the following subgroups, following Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915-May 7, 2001) was a prominent and controversial linguist, known for his work in both language classification and typology. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and served for many years on the faculty of Stanford University. Contents // 1 Contributions to linguistics 1.1... Joseph H. Greenberg as modified by Harold Fleming:

• Beja (also called Bedawi, Bedauye, To Bedawie) is an Afro_Asiatic language of the southern coast of the Red Sea, spoken by about two million nomads in parts of Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea. It is usually seen as Cushitic, but several scholars, notably Robert Hetzron (1980), have regarded it as an... Beja language (often seen as outside Cushitic proper)
• The Central Cushitic, or Agaw, languages are spoken by small groups in Ethiopia and Eritrea; they include Bilin. They form the main substrate influence on Amharic and other Ethiopian Semitic languages. Categories: Language stubs ... Central Cushitic languages (or ... Agaw languages)
• East Cushitic languages (including Oromo () Spoken in: Ethiopia, Kenya Region: Total speakers: 30 million Ranking: 91 Genetic classification: Afro-Asiatic  Cushitic   East    Oromo Official status Official language of: - Regulated by: - Language codes ISO 639-1 om ISO 639-2 orm SIL Various: GAX (for Borana-Arsi-Guji) GAZ... Oromo, Somali (af Soomaali) Spoken in: Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti Region: East Africa Total speakers: 15-25 million Ranking: Not in top 100 Genetic classification: Afro-Asiatic  Cushitic   East     Somali Official status Official language of: Somalia Regulated by: -- Language codes ISO 639-1 so ISO... Somali, Sidamo, and Afar is an East Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. It is believed to have 1.5 million speakers. Afar has the form Subject Object Verb. Its speakers have a literacy rate of between one and three per cent. Its closest relative is the Saho language. External link... Afar)
• South Cushitic languages (including Iraqw and arguably Dahalo)

Robert Hetzron has suggested regarding the South Cushitic languages as a subgroup of East Cushitic.

Cushitic was traditionally seen as also including the The Omotic languages are Afro-Asiatic languages spoken in northeast Africa. Most Omotic speakers live in southwestern Ethiopia. The Omotic languages are fairly agglutinative. The Geez alphabet is used to write such Omotic languages as are written. Lionel Bender (2000) classifies this group as follows: South Omotic/Aroid (including Aari... Omotic languages, then called The Omotic languages are Afro-Asiatic languages spoken in northeast Africa. Most Omotic speakers live in southwestern Ethiopia. The Omotic languages are fairly agglutinative. The Geez alphabet is used to write such Omotic languages as are written. Lionel Bender (2000) classifies this group as follows: South Omotic/Aroid (including Aari... West Cushitic languages, but this view has been largely abandoned.