afro-asiatic | ||
1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa | |
Synonyms: | Afroasiatic_language Afrasian Afrasian_language Hamito-Semitic Afroasiatic | |
Related terms: | natural_language Hamitic Omotic Egyptian Berber Cushitic Semitic Chad | |
Similar spelling: |
Afroasiatic Afro-Asian |