Afar
Language Information
Afar, one of the Lowland East Cushitic Languages is spoken in the desert region of Southern Eritrea, in Djibouti and in neighbouring parts of Ethiopia.
Afar is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic)
- Subgroup
- Cushitic
Afar Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Afar
Karaamat kee garwa wagittaamal seehada inkih gide akkuk, currik taabuke. Usun kas kee cissi loonuuh, keenik mariiy mara lih toobokinni kasat gexsitam faxximta.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights