Cushitic languages

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

The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are mainly spoken in the Horn of Africa and the Nile Valley. Some widely spoken Cushitic languages are Oromo, Somali, Beja, Agaw, Afar, Saho and Sidamo.^[1]

1. ↑ Appleyard (2012), p. 202. sfnp error: no target: CITEREFAppleyard2012 (help)