Afroasiatic

See also: Afro-Asiatic

English

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Etymology

From Afro- +‎ Asiatic.

Adjective

Afroasiatic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages.
    Synonyms: Afrasian, (dated) Hamito-Semitic, (dated) Semito-Hamitic

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Proper noun

Afroasiatic

  1. (linguistics) The language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages.
    Synonyms: (uncommon) Afrasian, (dated) Hamito-Semitic

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