# Meroitic is an Afroasiatic language.

> Disputed: Meroitic is an Afroasiatic language.

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# Meroitic is an Afroasiatic language.

Meroitic is an Afroasiatic language.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** Two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Meroitic phonotactics and sound inventory pattern with Afroasiatic languages.
- Core vocabulary shows correspondences with Cushitic or other Afroasiatic branches.

## What would rule it out

- Afroasiatic comparisons give no more regular correspondences than random-language controls.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Lipiński supports an Afroasiatic link mainly on vocabulary.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/meroitic/evidence/EVD0CVV02JP5011/lipinski-supports-an-afroasiatic-link-mainly-on-vocabulary)

Speculative

FOR

[The sound inventory and phonotactics resemble Afroasiatic and differ from Nilo-Saharan.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/meroitic/evidence/EVD0CVV02AW7R9V/the-sound-inventory-and-phonotactics-resemble-afroasiatic)

Suggestive

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What language family does Meroitic belong to?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/meroitic/questions/QST0CVV004J766H/what-language-family-does-meroitic-belong-to)

Most likelyMeroitic is a Northern East Sudanic language (Nilo-Saharan), related to Nubian, Nara, Taman and Nyima

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Meroitic is an Afroasiatic language. [Answer ANS0CVV023248CR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CVV023248CR
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**ANS** 0CVV023248CR

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