Highland East Cushitic languages
| Highland East Cushitic | |
|---|---|
| Sidamic | |
| Geographic distribution |
Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | high1285 |
Highland East Cushitic, or Sidamic, is a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in south-central Ethiopia. They are often grouped with Lowland East Cushitic, Dullay, and Yaaku as East Cushitic, but that group is not well defined and considered dubious.
The languages are:
Except for Burji, they are closely related. Hadiyya and Libido are especially close, as are Kambaata and Alaba. The most populous language is Sidamo, with close to two million speakers.
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