Highland East Cushitic languages
# Highland East Cushitic languages

Highland East Cushitic, or Sidamic, is a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in south-central Ethiopia. They are often grouped with Lowland East Cushitic, Dullay, and Yaaku as East Cushitic, but that group is not well defined and is considered dubious.

The languages are:

* Burji (divergent)
* Sidamic proper
   * Sidama
   * Gedeo
   * Hadiyya–Libido
   * Kambaata–Alaba.

Except for Burji, they are closely related. Hadiyya and Libido are especially close, as are Kambaata and Alaba. The most populous language is Sidama, with close to two million speakers.

