Ethiopian Semitic (also known as
Ethiopian,
Ethiosemitic,
Ethiopic, or
Afro-Semitic) is a language group, which together with
Old South Arabian forms the Western branch of the
South Semitic languages. The languages are spoken in both
Ethiopia and
Eritrea, and one of these languages, the Tigre language, is spoken in both Eritrea and Sudan. Some linguists have begun calling this group "Afro-Semitic" to avoid the exclusive focus on Ethiopia, but its use is not widespread.