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African Languages widespread throughout North Africa and Southwest Asia. Of particular note are Hebrew and Arabic, which have grown through their attachments to the major world religions of Judaism and Islam. The following language subfamilies are included: |
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Languages widespread throughout North Africa and Southwest Asia. Of particular note are Hebrew and Arabic, which have grown through their attachments to the major world religions of Judaism and Islam. The following language subfamilies are included: |
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* [Berber language]? |
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* Berber languages |
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* [Omotic languages]? |
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* [Omotic languages]? |
The Berber, Cushitic, and Egyptian families were once lumped together as "Hamitic languages."
Source: Bernd Heine and Derek Nurse, African Languages, Cambridge University Press, 2000 Chapter 4
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