Chadic languages: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Chado-Hamitic languages

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Distribution of the Afro-Asiatic languages.

migration of Afro-Asiatic languages

A diagram showing the family tree of Afro-Asiatic modern languages, branching into Libyo-Chadic, Egypto-Semitic, Cushitic, and Omotic groups, with examples like Hausa, Hebrew, Somali, and Ometo listed under each branch.

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