Afroasiatic languages.

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  • Source:
    Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition. 2021, p1-3. 3p.
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    • Abstract:
      Afroasiatic languages (ăf″rōā″zhēăt′ĭk), formerly Hamito-Semitic languages (hăm′ĭtō-səmĭt′ĭk), family of languages spoken by more than 250 million people in N Africa; much of the Sahara; parts of E, central, and W Africa; and W Asia (especially the Arabian peninsula, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel). Since four of the Afroasiatic tongues, Arabic, Hebrew, Coptic, and Syriac, are also respectively the languages of Islam, Judaism, and two sects of the Christian faith, the language family reaches many millions in addition to its native speakers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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