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Languages of Eritrea
14 languages of the index are spoken in Eritrea; 3 have official status (Arabic, English and Tigrinya). The country has about 3.5 m inhabitants (2019).
14 languages1 endangered or dormantAfricaISO ER / ERI
Official languages
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeengEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltirTigrinyaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m2 · Provincial
All languages spoken in Eritrea
| Language | ISO | Family | Countries | Speakers | Vitality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| engEnglish | eng | Indo-European | +93 | 1.13 bn | 0 · International |
| araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة | ara | Afroasiatic | +36 | 315.4 m | Safe |
| msaMalayBahasa Melayu | msa | Austronesian | +15 | 77 m | |
| amhAmharicአማርኛ | amh | Afroasiatic | +2 | 25 m | 1 · National |
| tirTigrinyaትግርኛ | tir | Afroasiatic | 5.8 m | 2 · Provincial | |
| aarAfarAfar-af | aar | Afroasiatic | 1.6 m | 2 · Provincial | |
| bejBeja | bej | Afroasiatic | 1.2 m | 5 · Developing | |
| tigTigreትግሬ | tig | Afroasiatic | 800,000 | 4 · Educational | |
| ssySaho | ssy | Afroasiatic | 271,180 | 5 · Developing | |
| nrbNara | nrb | Nilo-Saharan | 80,000 | 6a · Vigorous | |
| bynBlin | byn | Afroasiatic | 70,000 | 5 · Developing | |
| dlkDahalik | dlk | Afroasiatic | 2,500 | 6b · Threatened | |
| gezGe'ezግዕዝ | gez | Afroasiatic | Extinct | ||
| kunKunama | kun | — | 4 · Educational |
14 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata