hamitic
/həˈmɪtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a now-outdated grouping of African languages (including ancient Egyptian, Berber, and Cushitic) once thought to be separate from the Niger-Congo family; now considered part of the Afro-Asiatic family.
- The Hamitic hypothesis has been rejected by modern linguists and anthropologists.
- Scholars no longer use the Hamitic language grouping because it was based on flawed assumptions.
- The term 'Hamitic' was used in older linguistic theories to classify certain North African languages.