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Similarities btwn Afar, Oromo & Somali

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Al-Irelandi
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 Message 1 of 2
12 November 2011 at 7:10pm | IP Logged 
Hello all.

I have tried looking on the internet for information on the above 3 Cushitic languages'
similarities in phonology, syntax, morphology etc. yet to no success. There appears to be
very little written on their shared characteristics.

Are there any native speakers of the above languages here or those multilingual in them
that could chip in? Those who have studied them would also be much welcome.

Regards
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Amun
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28 November 2011 at 9:47pm | IP Logged 
Hi Al-Irelandi,

Here is a Cushitic linguistic stratigraphy.



Lowland East Cushitic languages (Afar, Somali, Oromo etc) diverged approximately 4000
years ago. The Vocabulary similarity between them is about 20-25%.

Edited by Amun on 28 November 2011 at 10:27pm

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