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What are the main languages spoken in the Horn of Africa?

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The main languages spoken in the Horn of Africa belong to the Cushitic and Semitic language groups of the Afro-Asiatic language phylum, which are related to the languages of North Africa and the Middle East. Speakers of Afro-Asiatic languages in the Horn of Africa include the Amhara, Tigray, Oromo, and Somali peoples.