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Definition of Afroasiatic language
1. Noun. A large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa.
Exact synonyms: Afrasian, Afrasian Language, Afro-asiatic, Afroasiatic, Hamito-semitic
Generic synonyms: Natural Language, Tongue
Specialized synonyms: Chad, Chadic, Chadic Language, Semitic, Hamitic, Hamitic Language, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic
Generic synonyms: Natural Language, Tongue
Specialized synonyms: Chad, Chadic, Chadic Language, Semitic, Hamitic, Hamitic Language, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afroasiatic Language
Literary usage of Afroasiatic language
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof, Seminar für Afrikanische Sprachen, Universität Hamburg (1845)
"... it is also the most widely spoken language of Ethiopia, the third modern
Afroasiatic language after Arabic and Hausa (probably ex aequo with Berber), ..."