Editing Cushitic languages (section)

==Comparative vocabulary==
===Basic vocabulary===
Sample basic vocabulary of Cushitic languages from Vossen & Dimmendaal (2020:318) (with PSC denoting Proto-Southern Cushitic):<ref name="Vossen">Vossen, Rainer and Gerrit J. Dimmendaal (eds.). 2020. ''The Oxford Handbook of African Languages''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan = "1" | Branch
! colspan = "1" | Northern
! colspan = "1" | Southern
! colspan = "2" | Eastern
! colspan = "2" | Central
|-
! Gloss !! [[Beja language|Beja]]<ref>Roper, E.M. (1928). ''Tu Beḍawiɛ: Grammar, texts and vocabulary''. Hertford: Stephen Austin and Sons.</ref> !! [[Iraqw language|Iraqw]]<ref>Kieβling, Roland (2002). ''Iraqw texts''. (Archiv afrikanistischer Manuskripte, 4.) Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.</ref><ref>Kieβling, R., and Mous, M. (2003). ''The Lexical Reconstruction of West-Rift Southern Cushitic''. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe.</ref> !! [[Oromo language|Oromo]]<ref>Mahdi Hamid Muudee (1995). ''Oromo Dictionary I''. Atlanta: Sagalee Oromoo Publishing.</ref> !! [[Somali language|Somali]]<ref>Puglielli, A. & Mansuur, C. (2012). ''Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga''. Roma: RomaTrE-Press.</ref> !! [[Awngi language|Awŋi]]<ref>Appleyard, D. (2006). ''A Comparative Dictionary of the Agäw Languages''. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe.</ref> !! [[Qimant language|Kemantney]]<ref>Zelealem Leyew (2003). ''The Kemantney Language: A sociolinguistic and grammatical study of language replacement''. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe.</ref>
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| 'foot' || ragad/lagad || yaaee || miila/luka || lug || lɨk<sup>w</sup> || lɨk<sup>w</sup>
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| 'tooth' || kwire || siħinoo || ilkee || ilig|| ɨrk<sup>w</sup>í || ɨrk<sup>w</sup>
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| 'hair' || hami/d.ifi || seʔeengw || dabbasaa || timo || ʧiʧifí || ʃibka
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| 'heart' || gin'a || muuná || onnee || wadne || ɨʃew || lɨbäka
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| 'house' || gau/'anda || doʔ || mana || guri/min || ŋɨn || nɨŋ
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| 'wood' || hindi || ɬupi || mukha || qori/alwaax|| kani || kana
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| 'meat' || ʃa/dof || fuʔnaay || foon || so'/hilib || ɨʃʃi || sɨya
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| 'water' || yam || maʔay || biʃan || biyo/maayo || aɣu || ax<sup>w</sup>
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| 'door' || ɖefa/yaf || piindo || balbala || irrid/albaab || lɨmʧi/sank || bäla
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| 'grass' || siyam/ʃuʃ || gitsoo || ʧ'itaa || caws || sig<sup>w</sup>i || ʃanka
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| 'black' || hadal/hadod || boo || gurraʧʧa || madow || ʧárkí || ʃämäna
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| 'red' || adal/adar || daaʕaat || diimaa || cas/guduud || dɨmmí || säraɣ
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| 'road' || darab || loohi || karaa/godaana || jid/waddo || dad || gorwa
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| 'mountain' || reba || tɬooma || tuullu || buur || kán || dɨba
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| 'spear' || fena/gwiʃ'a || *laabala (PSC) || waraana || waran || werém || ʃämärgina
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| 'stick' (n) || 'amis/'adi || *ħada || ulee/dullaa || ul || gɨmb || kɨnbɨ
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| 'fire' || n'e || ʔaɬa || ibidda || dab || leg || wɨzɨŋ
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| 'donkey' || mek || daqwaay || haare || dameer || dɨɣ<sup>w</sup>arí || dɨɣora
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| 'cat' || bissa/kaffa || maytsí || adure || bisad/dummad || anguʧʧa || damiya
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| 'dog' || yas/mani || seeaay || seere || eey || gɨséŋ || gɨzɨŋ
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| 'cow' || ʃ'a/yiwe || ɬee || sa'a || sac || ɨllwa || käma
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| 'lion' || hada || diraangw || lenʧ'a || libaax || wuʤi || gämäna
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| 'hyena' || galaba/karai || *bahaa (PSC) || waraabo || waraabe || ɨɣ<sup>w</sup>í || wäya
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| 'sister' || kwa || ħoʔoo || obboleeytii || walaalo/abbaayo || séná || ʃän
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| 'brother' || san || nana || obboleessa || walaal/abboowe || sén || zän
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| 'mother' || de || aayi || haaɗa || hooyo || ʧwá || gäna
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| 'father' || baba || taata || aabba || aabbe || tablí || aba
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| 'sit' || s'a/ʈaʈam || iwiit || taa'uu || fadhiiso || ɨnʤik<sup>w</sup>- || täkosɨm-
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| 'sleep' || diw/nari || guuʔ || rafuu || hurud || ɣur\y- || gänʤ-
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| 'eat' || tam/'am || aag || ɲaaʧʧu || cun || ɣ<sup>w</sup>- || x<sup>w</sup>-
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| 'drink' || gw'a/ʃifi || wah || ɗugaaiti || cab || zɨq- || ʤax-
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| 'kill' || dir || gaas || aʤʤeesuu || dil || k<sup>w</sup>- || k<sup>w</sup>-
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| 'speak' || hadid/kwinh || ʔooʔ || dubbattu || hadal || dibs- || gämär-
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| 'thin' || 'iyai/bilil || *ʔiiraw (PSC) || hap'ii || caato || ɨnʧu || k'ät'än-
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| 'fat' || dah/l'a || *du/*iya (PSC) || furdaa || shilis/buuran || morí || wäfär-
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| 'small' || dis/dabali || *niinaw (PSC) || t'innoo || yar || ʧɨlí || ʃig<sup>w</sup>ey
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| 'big' || win/ragaga || *dir (PSC) || guddaa/dagaaga || weyn || dɨngulí || fɨraq
|}

===Numerals===
Comparison of numerals in individual Cushitic languages:<ref name="ChanNumeralsNC">{{cite book|chapter=The Niger-Congo Language Phylum|last=Chan|first=Eugene|title=Numeral Systems of the World's Languages|date=2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="font-size: 85%"
! Classification !! Language !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10
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| North || [[ISO 639:bej|Beja (Bedawi)]] || ɡaːl || ˈmale || mheːj || ˈfaɖiɡ || eːj (lit: 'hand') || aˈsaɡ<sup>w</sup>ir (5 + 1) || asaːˈrama (5 + 2) || asiˈmheːj (5 + 3) || aʃˈʃaɖiɡ (5 + 4) || ˈtamin
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| Central || [[ISO 639:byn|Bilin (Bilen)]] || lax<sup>w</sup> / la || ləŋa || səx<sup>w</sup>a || sədʒa || ʔank<sup>w</sup>a || wəlta || ləŋəta || səx<sup>w</sup>əta || səssa || ʃɨka
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| Central, Eastern || [[ISO 639:xan|Xamtanga]] || lə́w || líŋa || ʃáq<sup>w</sup>a || síza || ák<sup>w</sup>a || wálta || láŋta / lánta || sə́wta || sʼájtʃʼa || sʼɨ́kʼa
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| Central, Southern || [[ISO 639:awn|Awngi]] || ɨ́mpɨ́l / láɢú || láŋa || ʃúɢa || sedza || áŋk<sup>w</sup>a || wɨ́lta || láŋéta || sóɢéta || sésta || tsɨ́kka
|-
| Central, Western || [[ISO 639:ahg|Kimant (Qimant)]] || laɣa / la || liŋa || siɣ<sup>w</sup>a || sədʒa || ank<sup>w</sup>a || wəlta || ləŋəta || səɣ<sup>w</sup>əta || səssa || ʃɨka
|-
| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:alw|Alaaba]] || matú || lamú || sasú || ʃɔːlú || ʔɔntú || lehú || lamalá || hizzeːtú || hɔnsú || tɔnnsú
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| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:bji|Burji]] || mitʃːa || lama || fadia || foola || umutta || lia || lamala || hiditta || wonfa || tanna
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| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:drs|Gedeo]] || mitte || lame || sase || ʃoole || onde || dʒaane || torbaane || saddeeta || sallane || tomme
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| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:hdy|Hadiyya]] || mato || lamo || saso || sooro || onto || loho || lamara || sadeento || honso || tommo
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| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:ktb|Kambaata]] || máto || lámo || sáso || ʃóolo || ónto || lého || lamála || hezzéeto || hónso || tordúma
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| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:liq|Libido]] || mato || lamo || saso || sooro || ʔonto || leho || lamara || sadeento || honso || tommo
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| East, Highland || [[ISO 639:sid|Sidamo (Sidaama)]] || mite || lame || sase || ʃoole || onte || lee || lamala || sette || honse || tonne
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| East, Dullay || [[ISO 639:gwd|Gawwada]] || tóʔon || lákke || ízzaħ || sálaħ || xúpin || tappi || táʔan || sétten || kóllan || ħúɗɗan
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| East, Dullay || [[ISO 639:tsb|Tsamai (Ts'amakko)]] || doːkːo || laːkːi || zeːħ || salaħ || χobin || tabːen || taħːan || sezːen || ɡolːan || kuŋko
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| East, Konsoid|| [[ISO 639:dox|Bussa (Harso-Bobase)]] || tóʔo || lakki, lam(m)e,<br/>lamay || ezzaħ,<br/>siséħ || salaħ || xúpin || cappi || caħħan || sásse /sésse || kollan || húddʼan
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| East, Konsoid|| [[ISO 639:gdl|Dirasha (Gidole)]] || ʃakka(ha) (fem.) /<br/>ʃokko(ha) (masc.) || lakki || halpatta || afur || hen || lehi || tappa || lakkuʃeti || tsinqoota || hunda
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| East, Konsoid|| [[ISO 639:kxc|Konso]] || takka || lakki || sessa || afur || ken || lehi || tappa || sette || saɡal || kuɗan
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| East, Oromo || [[ISO 639:orc|Orma]] || tokkō || lamā || sadi || afurī || ʃanī || dʒa || torbā || saddeetī || saɡalī || kuɗenī
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| East, Oromo || [[ISO 639:gaz|West Central Oromo]] || tokko || lama || sadii || afur || ʃani || dʒaha || torba || saddet || saɡal || kuɗan
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| East, Saho-Afar || [[ISO 639:aar|Afar]] || enèki / inìki || nammàya || sidòħu /<br/>sidòħoòyu || ferèyi /<br/>fereèyi || konòyu /<br/>konoòyu || leħèyi /<br/>leħeèyi || malħiini || baħaàra || saɡaàla || tàbana
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| East, Saho-Afar || [[ISO 639:ssy|Saho]] || inik || lam:a || adoħ || afar || ko:n || liħ || malħin || baħar || saɡal || taman
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| East, Rendille-Boni || [[ISO 639:bob|Boni]] || kóów, hál-ó (masc.) /<br/>hás-só (fem) || lába || síddéh || áfar || ʃan || líh || toddóu || siyyéèd || saaɡal || tammán
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| East, Rendille-Boni || [[ISO 639:rel|Rendille]] || kôːw /<br/>ko:kalɖay (isolated form) || lámːa || sɛ́jːaħ || áfːar || t͡ʃán || líħ || tɛːbá || sijːɛ̂ːt || saːɡáːl || tomón
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| East, Somali || [[ISO 639:gex|Garre (Karre)]] || kow || lamma || siddeh || afar || ʃan || liʔ || toddobe || siyeed || saɡaal || tommon
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| East, Somali || [[ISO 639:som|Somali]] || ków || labá || sáddeħ || áfar || ʃán || liħ || toddobá || siddèed || saɡaal || toban
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| East, Somali || [[ISO 639:tqq|Tunni (Af-Tunni)]] || ków || lámma || síddiʔ || áfar || ʃán || líʔ || toddóbo || siyéed || saɡáal || tómon
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| East, Arboroid || [[ISO 639:arv|Arbore]] || tokkó (masc.) /<br/>takká (fem.), ˈtaˈka || laamá, ˈlaːma || sezzé, ˈsɛːze || ʔafúr, ʔaˈfur || tʃénn, t͡ʃɛn || dʒih, ˈd͡ʒi || tuzba, ˈtuːzba || suyé, suˈjɛ || saaɡalɗ,<br/>ˈsaɡal || tommoɲɗ,<br/>ˈtɔmːɔn
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| East, Arboroid || [[ISO 639:bsw|Bayso (Baiso)]] || koo (masc.)<br/>too (fem.) || lɑ́ɑmɑ || sédi || ɑ́fɑr || ken || le || todobɑ́ || siddéd || sɑ́ɑɡɑɑl || tómon
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| East, Arboroid || [[ISO 639:dsh|Daasanach]] || tɪ̀ɡɪ̀ɗɪ̀ (adj.) /<br/>tàqàt͡ʃ ̚ (ord.)/ ʔɛ̀ɾ (ord.) || nàːmə̀ || sɛ̀d̪ɛ̀ || ʔàfʊ̀ɾ || t͡ʃɛ̀n || lɪ̀<sup>h</sup> || t̪ɪ̀ːjə̀ || síɪ̀t̚ || sàːl || t̪òmòn
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| East, Arboroid || [[ISO 639:elo|El Molo]] || t'óko / t'áka || l'ááma || séépe || áfur || kên, cên || yíi || tíípa, s'ápa || fúe || s'áákal || t'ómon
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| South or East || [[ISO 639:dal|Dahalo]] || vattúk<sup>w</sup>e (masc.) /<br/>vatték<sup>w</sup>e (fem.) || líima || kʼaba || saʕála || dáwàtte,<br/>possibly ← 'hand' || sita < Swahili || saba < Swahili || nane || kenda / tis(i)a || kumi
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| South || [[ISO 639:wbj|Alagwa (Wasi)]] || wák || ndʒad || tam || tsʼiɡaħ || kooʔan || laħooʔ || faanqʼw || dakat || ɡwelen || mib<sup>i</sup>
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| South || [[ISO 639:bds|Burunge]] || leyiŋ / leẽ || t͡ʃʼada || tami || t͡ʃʼiɡaħa || koːʔani || laħaʔu || faɴqʼu || daɡati || ɡweleli || mili
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| South || [[ISO 639:gow|Gorowa (Gorwaa)]] || wak || tsʼar || tám || tsʼiyáħ || kooʔán || laħóoʔ || fâanqʼw || dakáat || ɡwaléel / ɡweléel || mibaanɡw
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| South || [[ISO 639:irk|Iraqw]] || wák || tsár || tám || tsíyáħ || kooán || laħoóʔ || faaɴw || dakaát || ɡwaleél || mibaaɴw
|}