Lowland East Cushitic languages
The Lowland East Cushitic languages are a branch of Cushitic languages spoken on the Horn of Africa. There are around 25 languages in the branch still spoken. The most spoken are the Oromo and Somali languages.[1]
| Lowland East Cushitic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: | Horn of Africa |
| Linguistic classification: | Afro-Asiatic
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| Subdivisions: |
Saho–Afar
Oromoid
(Western) Omo–Tana
? Dahalo
? Rift
? Ongota
? Yaaku
? Dullay
? Boon
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References
- Richard Hayward, "Afroasiatic", in Heine & Nurse, 2000, African Languages
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