aarTechnical information about ISO 639 language code aar
The table below provides technical details for the Afar language, designated by the aar code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Afar Native Afaraf |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern AfarCentral AfarSouthern AfarAussa (Qafar) |
| Related languages | SahoSomaliOromoBilin |
| Key facts | Member of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic familyOrthography is Latin-based and was standardized in 1976Distinguishes long and short vowels, giving ten contrasting vowel phonemesPronouns show singular, dual and plural numberFirst written literature began to appear only in the mid-20th century, the language having been almost exclusively oral before that. |
| Sample phrase | Salaam, kamá keh? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Afar language, identified by the code aar, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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