cushitic
/kʊˈʃɪtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken mainly in the Horn of Africa, including languages like Somali and Oromo.
- Many Cushitic words have been borrowed into neighboring languages.
- She is studying the grammar of several Cushitic languages for her research.
- The Cushitic languages are spoken by millions of people in East Africa.
noun
- The Cushitic language family as a whole.
- He wrote a book comparing the sound systems of different languages within Cushitic.
- Linguists have classified Somali under Cushitic.
- Cushitic is one of the major branches of the Afro-Asiatic language family.