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单词 Afro-Asiatic
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Definition of Afro-Asiatic in English:

Afro-Asiatic

adjective afrəʊeɪʃɪˈatɪkˌafrōˌāZHēˈadik
  • Relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken in the Middle East and North Africa. They can be divided into five groups: Semitic, Omotic, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic. Ancient Egyptian was also a member of this family.

    Also called Hamito-Semitic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The vast majority of the languages spoken in the country can be classified within three families of the Afro-Asiatic super language family: the Semitic, Cushitic, and Omotic.
    • Maltese is the only European language in the Afro-Asiatic family, which includes Arabic, Hebrew, Berber, and Hausa.
    • In the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, Somali is an Eastern Cushitic language.
    • There are more than 100 languages spoken in Chad, virtually all belonging to two great languages families: Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic.
    • Arabic is a branch of the Semitic languages, which in turn belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family together with Berber, Ancient Egyptian, Chadic, and Cushitic.
 
 

Definition of Afro-Asiatic in US English:

Afro-Asiatic

adjectiveˌafrōˌāZHēˈadik
  • Relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken in the Middle East and North Africa. The family is commonly divided into five groups: Semitic, Omotic, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic. Ancient Egyptian was also a member of this family.

    Also called Hamito-Semitic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, Somali is an Eastern Cushitic language.
    • There are more than 100 languages spoken in Chad, virtually all belonging to two great languages families: Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic.
    • Maltese is the only European language in the Afro-Asiatic family, which includes Arabic, Hebrew, Berber, and Hausa.
    • The vast majority of the languages spoken in the country can be classified within three families of the Afro-Asiatic super language family: the Semitic, Cushitic, and Omotic.
    • Arabic is a branch of the Semitic languages, which in turn belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family together with Berber, Ancient Egyptian, Chadic, and Cushitic.
 
 
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