Afar language

Also known as: ’Afar Af

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Afar people

  • Ethiopian nomads
    In Afar

    …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. It is thought that the Afar were the first…

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Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia
    In Ethiopia: Ethnic groups and languages

    are Oromo, Somali, and Afar. Oromo is native to the western, southwestern, southern, and eastern areas of the country. Somali is dominant among inhabitants of the Ogaden and Hawd, while Afar is most common in the Denakil Plain.

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