The Somalis belong to a subbranch of the Cushites, the Omo-Tana group, whose languages are almost mutually intelligible. … The Somalis form a subgroup of the Omo-Tana called Sam. Where are Cushitic people from? The Cushitic peoples (or Cushites) are a grouping of people who are primarily indigenous to NortheastRead More →

Cushitic languages, a division of the Afro-Asiatic phylum, comprising about 40 languages that are spoken mainly in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and northwestern Kenya. What race are the cushites? The Cushitic-speaking peoples today comprise the Agaw, Oromo, Somali, Afar, and several other tribes, and were considered offspring of Cush inRead More →