Macro-Somali languages

Macro-Somali
Macro-Somali
Somaloid
Geographic; distribution	Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
Linguistic classification	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Omo–Tana? Macro-Somali; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Rendille; Somali; Baiso; Girirra; Boni;
Glottolog	east2653

The Macro-Somali or Somaloid languages, or (in the conception of Bernd Heine, who does not include Baiso), 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.

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