The Macro-Somali or Somaloid languages, or (in the conception of
Bernd Heine
Bernd Heine (born 25 May 1939) is a German linguist and specialist in African studies.
From 1978 to 2004 Heine held the chair for African Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany, now being a Professor Emeritus. His main focal points in rese ...
, who does not include
Baiso
Baiso ( Reggiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about south of Reggio Emilia.
Baiso borders the following municipalities: Carpineti, ...
), Sam languages, are a branch of the
Lowland East Cushitic languages in the classification of those who do not accept the unity of
Omo–Tana. They are spoken in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
,
Somaliland
Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...
,
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
, eastern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, and northern
Kenya
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. The most widely-spoken member is
Somali.
[Roger Blench, 2006]
''The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List''
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Languages
*Somaloid
**
Rendille
**
Boni
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Baiso
Baiso ( Reggiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about south of Reggio Emilia.
Baiso borders the following municipalities: Carpineti, ...
**
Girirra
**
Somali languages
References
East Cushitic languages
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