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Lowland East Cushitic
Geographic
distribution:		 Horn of Africa
Linguistic classification: Afro-Asiatic
Subdivisions:
Saho–Afar
Oromoid
(Western) Omo–Tana
? Dahalo
? Rift
? Ongota
? Yaaku
? Boon

The Lowland East Cushitic languages are a branch of Cushitic languages spoken on the Horn of Africa. There are around 25 languages in the branch still spoken. The most spoken are the Oromo and Somali languages.

Beja
Agaw
  • Awngi
  • Bilen
  • Qimant
    • Kayla
    • Qwara
  • Xamtanga
Highland East
Lowland East
Saho–Afar
Oromoid
  • Borana
  • Eastern Oromo
  • Orma
  • Oromo
  • Waata
Konsoid
  • Bussa
  • Dirasha
  • Gato
  • Konso
  • Mashile
  • Turo
(West) Omo–Tana
  • Arbore
  • Daasanach
  • El Molo
Rendille–Boni
  • Baiso
  • Boni
  • Rendille
Somali
Other
  • Boon
  • Dahalo
  • Girirra
  • Yaaku
Dullay
South
  • Aasáx
  • Alagwa
  • Burunge
  • Gorowa
  • Iraqw
  • Kwʼadza
Italics indicate extinct languages
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