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PRONUNCIATION OF AFRO-ASIATIC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRO-ASIATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afro-Asiatic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AFRO-ASIATIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Afro-Asiatic

Afroasiatic languages

Afroasiatic, also known as Afrasian and traditionally Hamito-Semitic, is a large language family, of several hundred related languages and dialects. There are about 300 or so living languages and dialects, according to the 2009 Ethnologue estimate. It includes languages spoken predominantly in the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the Sahel. The Afro-Asiatic family is significant to the field of historical linguistics as possessing the longest recorded history of any language family. Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken by 350+ million native speakers, the fourth largest number of any language family. The most widely spoken Afroasiatic language is Arabic, with about 200 to 230 million native speakers, spoken mostly in the Middle East and parts of North Africa. Berber is spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, northern Mali, and northern Niger by about 25 to 35 million people.

Definition of Afro-Asiatic in the English dictionary

The definition of Afro-Asiatic in the dictionary is Also called: Semito-Hamitic. a family of languages of SW Asia and N Africa, consisting of the Semitic, ancient Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic subfamilies. Other definition of Afro-Asiatic is denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRO-ASIATIC

Africanisation
Africanise
Africanism
Africanist
Africanization
Africanize
Afrikaans
Afrikander
Afrikaner
Afrikanerdom
afrit
Afro
Afro-American
Afro-Asian
Afro-British
Afro-Caribbean
Afro-chain
Afro-comb
Afro-Cuban
Afro-pessimism

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRO-ASIATIC

Adriatic
aquatic
Asiatic
Austro-Asiatic
automatic
aviatic
democratic
dramatic
fluviatic
Hanseatic
hydrostatic
ischiatic
mydriatic
psoriatic
sciatic
simatic
static
systematic
the Adriatic
triatic

Synonyms and antonyms of Afro-Asiatic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Afro-Asiatic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFRO-ASIATIC

Find out the translation of Afro-Asiatic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Afro-Asiatic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Afro-Asiatic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚非语系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Afro -asiática
570 millions of speakers

English

Afro-Asiatic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एफ्रो एशियाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأفرو آسيوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Афразийские
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Afro-asiática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রো-এশিয়াটিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Afro-asiatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afro-Asiatik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Afro-Asiatischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフロ·アジア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아프리카 - 아시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afro-Asiatic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Afro -Asiatic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்பிரிக்க-ஆசிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एफ्रो-एशियाटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Afro-Asya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Afro - Asiatic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Afroazjatycka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Афразійські
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Afro - Asiatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αφρο- ασιατική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Afro -Asiatiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Afroasiatiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Afroasiatiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Afro-Asiatic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRO-ASIATIC»

The term «Afro-Asiatic» is normally little used and occupies the 121.306 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRO-ASIATIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Afro-Asiatic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Afro-Asiatic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Afro-Asiatic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRO-ASIATIC»

Discover the use of Afro-Asiatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Afro-Asiatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Egyptian and Semito-Hamitic (Afro-Asiatic) Studies: In ...
This collection of papers comprises almost all major areas of interest of Werner Vycichl: Egyptology and Coptology, Semitic linguistics, Beja (Northern Cushitic), Chadic, and general Semito-Hamitic (Afro-Asiatic) comparative linguistics.
Werner Vycichl, Gâabor Takâacs, 2004
2
Current Progress in Afro-Asiatic Linguistics: Papers of the ...
The papers in this volume derive from the Third Hamito-Semitic Congress, which took place in London in 1978.
James Bynon, 1984
3
Burning Issues in Afro-Asiatic Linguistics
This refereed volume is a collection of selected scholarly articles resulting from research conducted for the first international Australian Workshop on Afro-Asiatic Linguistics (AWAAL), held on 11–13 September 2009 at the State Library ...
Ghil'ad Zuckermann, 2012
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Black Athena: the Afroasiatic roots of classical civilization
Provocative, passionate, and colossal in scope, this volume caps a thoughtful rewriting of history that has been stirring academic and political controversy since the publication of the first volume.
Martin Bernal, 2006
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The Celtic Languages in Contact: Papers from the Workshop ...
Celtic and Afro-Asiatic Graham R. Isaac (National University of Ireland, Galway) It is not remarkable that structural similarities between the Insular Celtic and some Afro-Asiatic1 languages continue to exert a fascination on many people.
Hildegard L. C. Tristram, 2007
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Focus Strategies in African Languages: The Interaction of ...
The book contains a collection of articles on focus in the Niger-Congo and Afro-Asiatic language groups.
Enoch Oladé Aboh, Katharina Hartmann, Malte Zimmermann, 2007
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On Language: Selected Writings of Joseph H. Greenberg
Excluding w from consideration, almost all languages of the Afro-Asiatic family have three labial consonants, a nasal /m/, a voiced stop /b/, and a single unvoiced consonant, in some languages the unvoiced stop /p/, in others a labiodental ...
Joseph Harold Greenberg, Keith M. Denning, Suzanne Kemmer, 1990
8
Articles on Endangered Afro-Asiatic Languages, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
Studies in Afro-Asiatic Comparative Phonology: Consonants
Going beyond standard consonantal reconstruction, this examination unifies various studies drawn from a decade’s worth of etymological research.
Gábor Takács, 2011
10
Rethinking Universals: How Rarities Affect Linguistic Theory
... Koyraboro Senni Murle Nilo-Saharan 65 32.3 1 3,794 Koromfe Ijo (Kolokuma) Niger-Congo 49 32.7 2 1,263 Beja Margi Afro-Asiatic 45 33.3 1 2,591 Sango Ijo ( Kolokuma) Niger-Congo 51 33.3 2 1,365 Nandi Koyraboro Senni Nilo-Saharan ...
Jan Wohlgemuth, Michael Cysouw, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRO-ASIATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Afro-Asiatic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gambia Krio Muslims - the Legacy of Aku Marabout
They speak the Hausa language, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic group. The Hausa aristocracy had historically developed an ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
2
Omarion Attempts To Educate Someone On The N-Word
In the ancient African and even the present African languages (the Afro-Asiatic linguistic family) vowels such as “a,e,i,o,u” are not found in many ... «Real Talk NY, Jun 15»
3
A Short History of the Egyptian Youth Movement
... the world once again with all the events that have been taking place for the past few years in this Afro-Asiatic transcontinental country. «The Link, Mar 15»
4
15-year-old lioness dies at Renuka zoo
... of Sirmaur district bordering Uttrakhand. It was once considered as the best breeding centre for Afro-Asiatic lions in Himachal Pradesh. «The Indian Express, Mar 15»
5
Indo-European languages emerged roughly 6500 years ago on …
In future research, methods from this study could be used to study the origins of other language families, such as Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan. «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
6
These Amazing Maps Show the True Diversity of Africa
There are an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 languages spoken across Africa, mainly falling into the Afro-Asiatic, Khoisan, Niger-Congo and ... «Mic, Feb 15»
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Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages aspires to be 'total beverage, multi …
ACCBC describes Algeria as the biggest juice market in Africa – 233.2m liters sold in 2014 - although Afro-Asiatic country Egypt leads the way ... «BeverageDaily.com, Feb 15»
8
A desperate need for a third way
... Jews" while the word "Semitic" on its own refers to people descended from several groups speaking any number of "Afro-Asiatic" languages. «Qantara.de, Feb 15»
9
Lottery Tickets
Their language was Tigrinya, an Afro-Asiatic tongue closely related to the ancient South Semitic Ge'ez and spoken in Eritrea and its diaspora, ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
10
Museveni: Without love for Uganda, we are flying blind
iii) the Afro-Asiatic (Arabic, Amhara, Tigrinya, etc.) and iv) the small Khoisan language of Southern Africa. Therefore, the myth that Africa is so ... «The Observer, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Afro-Asiatic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/afro-asiatic>. Apr 2024 ».
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