hamitic languages

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hamitic languages - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hamitic \Ham*it"ic\ (h[a^]m*[i^]t"[i^]k), a.
     Pertaining to Ham or his descendants.
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     Hamitic languages, the group of languages spoken mainly in
        the Sahara, Egypt, Galla, and Som[^a]li Land, and supposed
        to be allied to the Semitic. --Keith Johnston.
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