Alternate Names: Adal, ’Afar Af, Afaraf, “Danakil” (pej.), “Denkel” (pej.), Qafar
Dialects: Aussa, Baadu (Ba’adu), Central Afar, Northern Afar. Related to Saho ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,280,000 in Ethiopia (2007 census). Population total all countries: 1,379,200. 906,000 monolinguals (1994 census). L2 users: 22,800 in Ethiopia.
Language Use: Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 3%. Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1994.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Called “Danakil” in Arabic and by others, but that is considered offensive by the Afar. Called Adal in Amharic. Nomadic. Muslim.