Languages of Eritrea

Arabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply '''' ().

Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea

Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea

thumb|Ezana stone, written in Geʽez explaining his conquests and accomplishments Geez ( or ; , and sometimes referred to in scholarly literature as Classical Ethiopic) is an ancient South Semitic language. The language originates from what is now known as Ethiopia and Eritrea.

semitic language spoken in the Horn of Africa

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The Afro-Asiatic language of the Red Sea Hills

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variety of Arabic spoken in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia

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North Ethiopic language spoken exclusively in Eritrea off the coast of Massawa

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Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Eritrea

languages of a geographic region

language family in Eastern Africa

dialect-cluster belonging to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family