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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Afro-Asiatic |
| Branch: Cushitic |
| Continent: Africa |
| Country: Ethiopia |
| Region: Eastern lowlands, Afar Region. May also be in Somalia. Also spoken in Djibouti, Eritrea. |
| Countries Where Spoken: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea. |
| Countries Where Official: Ethiopia |
| Native Speakers: 979,367 |
| Speakers Total: 1,439,367 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 0 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 0 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 0 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 0 |
| Three Letter Code: AAR |
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Alternative Names: AFARAF, 'DANAKIL', 'DENKEL', |
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| Summary: Saho is related but distinct. Bilingualism in Arabic. The people are called 'Danakil' in Arabic and by others, but that is considered to be offensive by the Afar; called 'Adal' in Amharic. Nomadic. People have suffered from recent famines. Dictionary. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 3%. Desert. Coastal. Muslim, Christian. NT 1994. |
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