SINCE 1828
Cushitic
noun
Cush·it·ic
| \ kə-ˈshi-tik
, ku̇-\
, ku̇-\
Definition of Cushitic
: a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising various languages spoken in eastern Africa and especially in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya
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