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Highland East Cushitic languages

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Geographicdistribution:
  
Glottolog:
  
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Subdivisions:
  
BurjiSidamic proper

Linguistic classification:
  
Afro-AsiaticCushiticHighland East Cushitic

Highland East Cushitic, or Sidamic, is a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in south-central Ethiopia. They are often grouped with Lowland East Cushitic, Dullay, and Yaaku as East Cushitic, but that group is not well defined and considered dubious.

The languages are:

  • Burji (divergent)
  • Sidamic proper
  • Sidamo
  • Gedeo
  • HadiyyaLibido
  • Kambaata–Alaba.
  • Except for Burji, they are closely related. Hadiyya and Libido are especially close, as are Kambaata and Alaba. The most populous language is Sidamo, with close to two million speakers.

    References

    Highland East Cushitic languages Wikipedia


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