Afar

Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea
Intangible natural_language Q27811
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Afar

Summary

Afar is a natural language[1]. Afar draws 749 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #143 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Afar is in the country of Ethiopia[3].
  • Afar is in the country of Eritrea[4].
  • Afar is in the country of Djibouti[5].
  • Afar's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
  • Afar's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Afar is a type of Cushitic[8].
  • Afar's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Afar's writing system is recorded as Geʽez script[10].
  • Afar's Commons category is recorded as Afar language[11].
  • Afar's Wikimedia language code is recorded as aa[12].
  • Afar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.4, 'lon': 42.4}[13].
  • Afar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Afar language[14].
  • Afar's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1600000'}[15].
  • Afar's topic has template is recorded as Template:Aa[16].
  • Afar's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lang-aa[17].
  • Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Afar-af'}[18].
  • Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aa', 'text': '’Afar Af'}[19].
  • Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Afaraf'}[20].
  • Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Qafar af'}[21].
  • Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Qafar'}[22].
  • Afar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'اللغة العفارية'}[23].
  • Afar's different from is recorded as Avar[24].
  • Afar's indigenous to is recorded as Arta Region[25].
  • Afar's indigenous to is recorded as Ali Sabieh Region[26].
  • Afar's indigenous to is recorded as Dikhil Region[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[6] and modern language[7]. Afar is a type of Cushitic[8].

Why It Matters

Afar draws 749 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #143 of 734).[2] Afar has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Afar is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ~2026-29680-66 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of Cushitic
    Instance of
    Instance of natural language, modern language
    Native label {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Afar-af'}, {'lang': 'aa', 'text': '’Afar Af'}, {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Afaraf'} +3
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: عفر-فى"
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