Afro-Asiatic languages
plural noun
Af·ro-Asi·at·ic languages
| \ ˌa-frō-ˌā-zhē-ˈa-tik-
, -zē- also -shē- \
, -zē- also -shē- \
Definition of Afro-Asiatic languages
: a family of languages widely distributed over southwestern Asia and northern Africa, comprising the Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chad subfamilies — see hamitic languages
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“Afro-Asiatic languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Afro-Asiatic%20languages. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of Afro-Asiatic languages was circa 1957
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