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Cushitic

[kuh-shit-ik]

noun

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

adjective

of or pertaining to Cushitic.

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Also, Kushitic.

Origin:
1905–10; Cushite (see Cush, -ite¹) + -ic

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Cushitic (kʊˈʃɪtɪk)

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

—*adj*
2.	denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

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