Macro-Somali | |
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Somaloid | |
Geographic distribution | Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | east2653 |
The Macro-Somali or Somaloid languages, or (in the conception of Bernd Heine, who does not include Baiso[2]) Sam languages, are a branch of the Lowland East Cushitic languages. They are spoken in Somalia, Djibouti, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. The most widely spoken member is Somali.[3]