Cushitic languages

The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and the Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania. As of 2012, the Cushitic languages with over one million speakers were Oromo, Somali, Beja, Afar, Hadiyya, Kambaata, Saho, and Sidama.[1]

Cushitic
Geographic distribution	Egypt, Sudan, Horn of Africa, East Africa
Linguistic classification	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic
Proto-language	Proto-Cushitic
Subdivisions	Beja Agaw languages (Central) Dullay Highland East Cushitic (Sidamic) Lowland East Cushitic South Cushitic
ISO 639-2 / 5	`cus`
Glottolog	`cush1243`
Distribution of the Cushitic languages in Africa
Map of the Cushitic languages

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