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- Hetzron (1980:70ff) suggested that the Rift languages (South Cushitic) are a part of Lowland East Cushitic. Kießling & Mous (2003) have proposed more specifically that they be linked to a Southern Lowland branch, together with Oromo, Somali, and Yaaku–Dullay.
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Hetzron (1980) and Ehret (1995) have suggested that the South Cushitic languages (Rift languages) are a part of Lowland East Cushitic, the only one of the six groups with much internal diversity. Omotic. Cushitic was formerly seen as also including most or all of the Omotic languages.
- Afro-AsiaticCushitic
Robert Hetzron has suggested that the Rift languages (South Cushitic) are a part of Lowland East Cushitic, and Kießling & Mous (2003) have suggested more specifically that they be linked to a Southern Lowland branch, together with Oromo, Somali, and Yaaku–Dullay.
Hetzron (1980:70ff) suggested that the Rift languages (South Cushitic) are a part of Lowland East Cushitic. Kießling & Mous (2003) have proposed more specifically that they be linked to a Southern Lowland branch, together with Oromo, Somali, and Yaaku–Dullay.
- Tanzania
- Taita Cushitic (extinct), Nyanza Rift (extinct), West Rift, ? East Rift (extinct)
There are six major subdivisions within the Cushitic family: North Cushitic, or Beja; Central Cushitic (also known as Agau [Agaw, Agew]), with languages such as Bilin, Kemant, Kwara, Xamtage, and Awngi; South Cushitic (spoken mainly in Tanzania ), including Iraqw, Burunge, and Gorowa, the hybrid language Maʾa/Mbugu, and (in Kenya) Dahalo; Highla...
Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. The South Cushitic or West Rift Cushitic languages split into two branches: Southern vs. Northern. While the Southern branch continues in Burunge, the Northern branch comprises Alagwa and Iraqwoid, which includes the dialects Gorwaa and Iraqw.
The Cushitic languages are usually considered to include the following branches: Beja (North Cushitic) Central Cushitic (Agaw) Highland East Cushitic (Sidamic) Lowland East Cushitic; Dullay; South Cushitic; Lowland and Highland East Cushitic are commonly combined with Dullay into a single branch called East Cushitic.
The Cushitic family is divided into six main groups. They are North Cushitic (also known as Beja), Central Cushitic (also known as Agau), South Cushitic, Highland East Cushitic, Lowland East Cushitic and the Omo-Tana group. There are five major languages of the Cushitic branch.
