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Language code: afa

Technical information about ISO 639 language code afa

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The table below provides technical details for the Afro-Asiatic languages language, designated by the afa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

afa

Name

Afro-Asiatic languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Semitic branchBerber branchChadic branchCushitic branchOmotic branchEgyptian branch
Related languages
ArabicHebrewAmharicHausaSomali
Key facts
Comprises about 300 individual languages divided into six primary branchesShares a distinctive root-and-pattern morphology built on consonantal rootsIncludes some of the world’s earliest written tongues such as Ancient Egyptian and AkkadianMany members make use of emphatic consonants produced with pharyngeal or glottal constriction
Sample phrase

مرحبا، كيف حالك؟

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Afro-Asiatic languages language, identified by the code afa, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.

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