Cushitic

Or ��ܲ��·��·��

[kuh-shit-ik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages, including Somali, Oromo, and other languages of Somalia and Ethiopia.

adjective

of or relating to Cushitic.

Cushitic

/ ��ʊˈʃɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

a group of languages of Somalia, Ethiopia, NE Kenya, and adjacent regions: a subfamily within the Afro-Asiatic family of languages

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cushitic¹

1905–10; Cushite ( Cush, -ite ¹ ) + -ic

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Example Sentences

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Only the fine, curly Cushitic hair on the heads of the majority of people in the Horn of Africa was seen as up to standard.

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The other Cushitic tongues exhibit increasing agglutinative tendencies the farther we go south, although single archaisms are found even in Somali.

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Cushitic family; its exact place in this family remains to be determined.

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It represents a third independent branch, or rather a second one, Libyan and Cushitic forming one division of Hamitic.

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Ancient Egyptian, as we have seen, does not form the connecting link between Libyan and Cushitic which its geographical position would lead us to expect.

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cushiony Cushman

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