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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 is a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken by a about 2.5 million people mainly in Ethiopia, and also in Djibouti and Eritrea. In 2018 there were about 1.8 million speakers of Afar in the regions of Afar, Amhara and Somali in eastern Ethiopia.
Afar, also known as Afar Af, is a Cushitic language spoken primarily by the Afar people in the Horn of Africa. It belongs to the Lowland East Cushitic branch of the Cushitic family, which is a part of the larger Afro-Asiatic language family.
It provides background on the Afar, describing their geographic location and population. It then summarizes key aspects of Afaraf, including its classification as a Cushitic language, characteristics like use of postpositions, and genres of oral traditional literature.
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Afar, a people of the Horn of Africa who speak Afar (also known as ’Afar Af), a language of the Eastern Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. They live in northeastern Ethiopia, southeastern Eritrea, and Djibouti, where, with the Issas, they are the dominant people.
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Dive into the resilient culture and language heritage of the Afar people, an ancient tribe of warriors and nomads inhabiting the Horn of Africa. Discover their unique traditions, societal structure, and the challenges they face in preserving their identity and language.
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The Afar language (Afar: Qafaraf) (also known as ’Afar Af, Afaraf, Qafar af) is a lowland East Cushitic language spoken by the Afar people in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. It is thought to have 1.5 million speakers.
