The Somali language is a member of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. Its nearest relatives are the Afar and Saho languages. Somali is the best documented of the Cushitic languages, with academic studies of it dating from before 1900. COUNT 5
QSN1 What language family does the Somali language belong to? ANS1 Afro-Asiatic QSN2 What branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family does the Somali language belong to? ANS2 Cushitic QSN3 Along with Saho, what language is closely related to Somali? ANS3 Afar QSN4 Among the Cushitic languages, which is the most well-documented? ANS4 Somali QSN5 Before what year did studies on the Somali language exist? ANS5 1900