Afro-asiatic
of, belonging to, or pertaining to afroasiatic; hamito-semitic.
also called hamito-semitic. a family of languages including as subfamilies semitic, egyptian, berber, cush-tic, and chadic.
compare (def 14).
noun
also called semito-hamitic. a family of languages of sw asia and n africa, consisting of the semitic, ancient egyptian, berber, cush-tic, and chadic subfamilies
adjective
denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages
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