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Cushitic-speaking peoples are the ethnolinguistic groups who speak Cushitic languages natively. Today, the Cushitic languages are spoken as a mother tongue primarily in the Horn of Africa , with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north and south in Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania.
The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania.
The Oromo people (Oromo: Oromoo, pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11]; Amharic: ኦሮሞ) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12]
Pages in category "Cushitic-speaking peoples" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... Beja people; Beni-Amer people; Bilen people; Bishari ...
The Agaw or Agew (Ge'ez: አገው, romanized: Agäw, modern Agew) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the northern highlands of Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea. [4] They speak the Agaw languages, also known as the Central Cushitic languages, which belong to the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, [5] and are therefore closely related to peoples speaking other Cushitic ...
The Iraqw people (/ ɪ ˈ r ɑː k uː /) are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They dwell in southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, near the Rift Valley. [3] The Iraqw people then settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District, Arusha
The Rendille people speak the Rendille language as a mother tongue (also known as Rendile or Randile (as referred to by the neighbouring Samburu). It belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family. [5] Additionally, some Rendille use English or Swahili as working languages for the purpose of communicating with other populations. [5] [3]
Many of the Beja speak Arabic, while some speak the Beja language, [1] known as Bidhaawyeet or Tubdhaawi in that language. It belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family. [18] Cohen noted that the Beja language is the Cushitic language with the largest proportion of Semitic roots, and stated that they are in majority of Arabic ...