About Imad Ajam Expertise I can answer most questions about Arabic cultures, traditions, language and society. I can also provide help with translating from Arabic to English or vice versa.
Experience I am an Arab, but was raised and educated in the U.K. I am fluent in both Arabic and English.
Question I was wondering why are arabian and hebrew languages in the same language family as the language of black africans from ethiopia, cameroon... I mean the populations are genetically very different. Please explain to me why is this language similarity.
Thank you
Answer Dear Cristian,
With regards to your question. Arabic and hebrew are called Semetic languages, which are actually a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
As to the populations being genetically very different, Historians are unsure about this point. Some believe that Semitic speakers crossed from South Arabia back into Ethiopia and Eritrea, while others suggest that the Semitic branch may have originated in Ethiopia.
