hamitic languages

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hamitic \Ham*it"ic\ (h[a^]m*[i^]t"[i^]k), a.
   Pertaining to Ham or his descendants.
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   {Hamitic languages}, the group of languages spoken mainly in
      the Sahara, Egypt, Galla, and Som[^a]li Land, and supposed
      to be allied to the Semitic. --Keith Johnston.
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