East Cushitic languages
| East Cushitic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Horn of Africa, East Africa |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Proto-language | Proto-East-Cushitic |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | east2699 |
The East Cushitic languages are a branch of Cushitic within the Afroasiatic phylum. Prominent East Cushitic languages include Oromo, Somali, and Sidama. The unity of East Cushitic has been contested: Robert Hetzron suggested combining the Highland East Cushitic languages with the Agaw languages into a "Highland Cushitic" branch, while most other scholars follow Martino Mario Moreno in seeing Highland and Lowland as two branches of East Cushitic.