The Macro-Somali or Somaloid languages, or (in the conception of
Bernd Heine
Bernd Heine (born 25 May 1939) is a German linguist and specialist in African studies.
From 1978 to 2004 Heine held the chair for African Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany, now being a Professor Emeritus. His main focal points in ...
, who does not include
Baiso), Sam languages, are a branch of the
Lowland East Cushitic languages in the classification of those who do not accept the unity of
Omo–Tana. They are spoken in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
,
Somaliland,
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Re ...
, eastern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
, and northern
Kenya
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. The most widely-spoken member is
Somali
Somali may refer to:
Horn of Africa
* Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region
** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis
** Somali culture
** Somali cuisine
** Somali language, a Cushitic language
** Soma ...
.
[Roger Blench, 2006]
''The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List''
(ms)
Languages
*Somaloid
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Rendille
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Boni Boni may refer to:
Places
* Bone state, a vassal state of the government of Celebes, Dutch East Indies
* Boni MRT Station, a train station in Manila, Philippines
* Boni, Benin, an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin state
* Boni (d ...
**
Baiso
**
Girirra
**
Somali languages
The Somali languages form a group that are part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. They are spoken as a mother tongue by ethnic Somalis in Horn of Africa and the Somali diaspora. Even with linguistic differences, Somalis collectively view th ...
References
East Cushitic languages
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