Jan 11, 2021 · Thus, in the contact area in western Ethiopia between languages belonging to the Nilo-Saharan and Afroasiatic families, the Nilo-Saharan-speaking Nyangatom and the Afroasiatic-speaking Daasanach have been observed to be closely related to each other but genetically distinct from neighboring Afroasiatic-speaking populations.
Jan 04, 2021 · Hausa is a member of the Afroasiatic language family and is the most widely spoken language within the Chadic branch of that family. Ethnologue estimated that it was spoken as a first language by some 47 million people and as a second language by another 25 million, bringing the total number of Hausa speakers to an estimated 72 million.
- 80 million (2015–2016), 20 million as a second language (no date)
- West Africa
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It typically comprises Kartvelian, Indo-European and Uralic languages; some languages from the disputed Altaic family; the Afroasiatic languages spoken in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East as well as the Dravidian languages of the Indian Subcontinent (sometimes also Elamo-Dravidian, which connects India ...
- Hypothetical macrofamily
- Indo-European, Uralic, Altaic (Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic), Kartvelian, Afroasiatic, Koreanic, Dravidian, Japonic (sometimes included), Elamite (sometimes included), Sumerian (sometimes included), Nivkh (sometimes included), Yukaghir (not always considered), Chukotko-Kamchatkan (not always considered), Eskimo–Aleut (not always considered)
5 days ago · The Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed family of African languages spoken by some 50–60 million people, mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers, including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of the Nile meet.
- None
- If valid, one of the world's primary language families
- Central Africa, north-central Africa and East Africa
- Berta, Fur, ? Gumuz, ? Koman, Kuliak, Kunama, Maban, Saharan, ? Songhay, Central Sudanic, Eastern Sudanic, ? Kadu, ? Mimi-D
Tigrinya, Arabic, and English serve as the three working languages. Most residents speak languages from the Afroasiatic family, either of the Ethiopian Semitic languages or Cushitic branches. Among these communities, the Tigrinyas make up about 25% of the population, with the Tigre people constituting around 30% of inhabitants.
Dec 21, 2020 · In Advances in research on cultural and linguistic practices in Borneo, edited by Peter Sercombe, Michael Boutin and Adrian Clynes, 123-151. Phillips, Maine USA: Borneo Research Council. Coluzzi, Paolo. (2010). Endangered Languages in Borneo: A Survey among the Iban and Murut (Lun Bawang) in Temburong, Brunei. Oceanic Linguistics 49(1), 119-143.
5 days ago · Tigrina Learning and Playing Game Board - ጸወታ ፍልጠት: It provides for playful learning of the Ge'ez script and all languages which are written with it. First USA Patent for Ethiopic Granted 9,000,957; Second USA Patent for Ethiopic 9,733,724
Jan 10, 2021 · But IE is like AA with corrupted and limited ablaut. PIE verbs did have ablaut just not to the extreme of AA languages. Even PIE/IE some nouns exhibit ablaut. Part of the problem is that AA is so old. Nostratic itself is 15-18,000 years old, and AA is 13-15,000 years old itself. The numerals are still a mess. They’re probably not even ...
Jan 05, 2021 · Yeah, it being acceptable in families and a culture is what makes it spread I think – and it’s just as damaging as Covid! Well, in many cultures, like the African American culture as one, I think the sense of entitlement and selfishness is often accepted by many family members – and is applauded.