Afar language
Afar (Afar: Qafaraf; also known as ’Afar Af, Afaraf, Qafar af) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by the Afar people inhabiting Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia.
| Afar | |
|---|---|
| Qafar af | |
| Native to | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| Region | Horn of Africa |
| Ethnicity | Afar |
Native speakers | 2.6 million (2019–2020) |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Dialects | Aussa Ba'adu Central Afar Northern Afar |
Writing system | Latin |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Ethiopia |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | aa |
| ISO 639-2 | aar |
| ISO 639-3 | aar |
| Glottolog | afar1241 |
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