Afar

Alternate Names

Afar, Adal, ’Afar Af, Afaraf, “Danakil” (pej.), “Denkel” (pej.), Qafar

Identifiers ISO code

aar

Glottocode

afar1241

Countries of origin

Ethiopia

Writing systems

Ethiopic, Latin

Linguistic genealogy

Afro-Asiatic

Afar resources

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