Almost all of the languages in the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken in Africa and southwestern Asia.

It belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.

Beja, spoken by the Hedareb (sometimes classified as an independent branch of the Afro-Asiatic family)

Together with the Hausa, they collectively comprise the Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.

Somali and Arabic are the official languages of Somalia, both of which belong to the Afro-Asiatic family.

The predominance of peoples spoke languages of the Afro-Asiatic family.

Both languages belong to the larger Afro-Asiatic family.