Cushitic

or Kush·it·ic

[ kuh-shit-ik ]

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

adjective
  1. of or relating to Cushitic.

Origin of Cushitic

1
1905–10; Cushite (see Cush, -ite1) + -ic

Words Nearby Cushitic

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British Dictionary definitions for Cushitic

Cushitic

/ (kʊˈʃɪtɪk) /


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

adjective
  1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

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