Afroasiatic — or Afro Asiatic [af΄rō ā΄zhē at′ik] adj. designating or of a family of African and Asian languages generally divided into the branches Berber, Cushitic, Semitic, Chadic, and ancient Egyptian … English World dictionary
Afroasiatic — noun a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa • Syn: ↑Afro Asiatic, ↑Afroasiatic language, ↑Afrasian, ↑Afrasian language, ↑Hamito Semitic • Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue … Useful english dictionary
Afroasiatic — /af roh ay zhee at ik, ay shee , ay zee /, adj. 1. of, belonging to, or pertaining to Afroasiatic; Hamito Semitic. n. 2. Also called Hamito Semitic. a family of languages including as subfamilies Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic.… … Universalium
Afroasiatic — Af•ro•a•si•at•ic or Af•ro A•si•at•ic [[t]ˌæf roʊˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, ˌeɪ ʃi , ˌeɪ zi [/t]] n. 1) peo a family of languages spoken or formerly spoken in SW Asia and Africa, having as branches Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic 2) peo of or… … From formal English to slang
Afroasiatic languages — Afroasiatic Geographic distribution: Horn of Africa, North Africa, Sahel, and Middle East[1] Linguistic classification: One of the world s major language families Proto language … Wikipedia
Afroasiatic Urheimat — The term Afroasiatic Urheimat refers to the place where Proto Afroasiatic speakers lived in a single linguistic community, or complex of communities, before this original language dispersed geographically and divided into distinct languages.… … Wikipedia
Afroasiatic language — noun a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa • Syn: ↑Afroasiatic, ↑Afro Asiatic, ↑Afrasian, ↑Afrasian language, ↑Hamito Semitic • Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue … Useful english dictionary
afroasiàtic — a|fro|a|si|à|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
Afroasiatic — n. the family of languages spoken over southwestern Asia and Africa; comprised of Semitic Chadic Cushitic Berber Omotic and Egyptian languages adj. of or pertaining to the family of languages spoken over southwestern Asia and Africa; comprised of … English contemporary dictionary
North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics — (NACAL) is a yearly academic conference addressing the Afroasiatic languages. The conference has been held since 1973. Prominent participants have included Lionel Bender, Wolf Leslau, and Alan S. Kaye. External links Official website … Wikipedia