The Macro-Somali, or Somaloid, languages, also called the Sam languages, are a branch of the Lowland East Cushitic languages. They are spoken in Somalia, Djibouti, Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. The most widely spoken member is Somali.
Facts
RegionSomalia, Djibouti, Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya 1 Proto-Language StatusReconstructed, named Proto-Sam, based on sound correspondences among Rendille, Aweer and Somali 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Macro-Somali languages - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
They are spoken in Somalia, Djibouti, Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.
Sound correspondences section, table column header
Proto-Sam
View the SourceWikidata: Macro-Somali languages
Wikidata Q56774, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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