Af·ro-A·si·at·ic
/ˌafrōˌāZHēˈadik,ˌafrōˌāzēˈadik/
adjective
relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken in the Middle East and North Africa. The family is commonly divided into five groups: Semitic, Omotic, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic. Ancient Egyptian was also a member of this family.
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Afroasiatic languages
Language family
The Afroasiatic languages, also known as Hamito-Semitic or Semito-Hamitic, are a language family of about 400 languages spoken predominantly in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the Sahara and Sahel. Wikipedia
Geographic distribution: North Africa, West Asia, Horn of Africa, Sahel, and Malta
ISO 639-2 / 5: afa
Linguistic classification: One of the world's primary language families
Proto-language: Proto-Afroasiatic