a group of N African languages related to Semitic. They are now classified in four separate subfamilies of the Afro-Asiatic family: Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic
adjective
2.
denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
3.
denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of the Hamites
Hamitic in American English
(hæmˈɪtɪk; həˈmɪtɪk)
noun
1.
an obsolete grouping within the Afroasiatic language family, including the Berber, Cushitic, and Egyptianlanguages