Cushitisms

Noun

Cushitism (countable and uncountable, plural Cushitisms)

1. (countable) A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Cushitic language.
   • Similar phenomenon is found in Semitic languages of Ethiopia. In Gurage, we find the morpheme t(ä)- with the same distribution: with Imperfect it means “when” and with Perfect “if”. Example in Chaha: tisäβər “when he breaks” (Imperfect) and täsäpärä “if he breaks” (Perfect).³ This a^([sic])...1969, Robert Hetzron, The Verbal System of Southern Agaw, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 74
2. (uncountable) Cushitic character; Cushiticness.
   • Whether or not Hammurabi was a Semite from the West or elsewhere, the society which he organised by his legislation was nonetheless impregnated with Cushitism.1989, Cheikh Anta Diop, The Cultural Unity of Black Africa: The Domains of Patriarchy and of Matriarchy in Classical Antiquity, Karnak House, →ISBN, page 99