Hamitic language

/həˌmɪdɪk ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: Hamitic languages

Definitions of Hamitic language
  1. noun
    a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
    synonyms: Hamitic
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    type of:
    Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic
    a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
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