Afar language

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language
gptkbp:code aar
gptkbp:culturalSignificance used in music
used in oral literature
used in traditional poetry
gptkbp:family gptkb:Afro-Asiatic
Cushitic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afar language
gptkbp:ISO639-3 aar
gptkbp:language gptkb:Afro-Asiatic_languages
gptkb:Afar_people
agglutinative
vulnerable
used in traditional ceremonies
used in rituals
used in daily communication
used in greetings
used in trade
used in songs
used in storytelling
used in cultural events
used in folklore
used in social gatherings
used in religious practices
used in proverbs
used in prayers
used in local governance
used in family settings
used in community announcements
used in expressions of identity
used in chants
Cushitic_languages
influenced_by_English
influenced_by_Arabic
Afar_dialects
Afar_diaspora
influenced_by_Amharic
taught_in_schools_in_Djibouti
taught_in_some_areas_of_Eritrea
taught_in_some_areas_of_Ethiopia
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction documented in linguistic studies
has dictionaries available
has grammar books available
gptkbp:languageSpoken ongoing
gptkbp:media used in local radio broadcasts
used in local television broadcasts
gptkbp:notableFeature approximately 1.5 million
gptkbp:officialResidence recognized_in_Djibouti
gptkbp:phonology has ejective consonants
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Djibouti
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Somali_language
gptkb:Oromo_language
gptkbp:screenplayBy Latin_script
gptkbp:wrote has a growing body of written literature