Editing Cushitic languages (section)

===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>

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! colspan = "1" | Branch
! colspan = "1" | Northern
! colspan = "1" | Southern
! colspan = "2" | Eastern
! colspan = "2" | Central
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! 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
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