Cushitic languages

Cushitic
Cushitic
Geographic; distribution	Egypt, Sudan, Horn of Africa, East Africa
Linguistic classification	Afroasiatic Cushitic;
Proto-language	Proto-Cushitic
Subdivisions	North Cushitic (Beja); Agaw languages (Central); Dullay; Highland East Cushitic (Sidamic); Lowland East Cushitic; South Cushitic;
Language codes
ISO 639-2 / 5	cus
Glottolog	cush1243
	Distribution of the Cushitic (Baisaric) languages in Africa
	; Map of the Cushitic languages

The Cushitic languages (also Baisaric languages) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are mainly spoken in the Horn of Africa and the Nile Valley. Some widely spoken Cushitic languages are Oromo, Somali, Beja, Agaw, Afar, Saho and Sidamo.^[1]

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