Country
Languages of Eritrea
The Linguasphere Register records 7 entries for Eritrea, spread across 3 of its ten sectors. Each row below links to the Register entry, where the sets, chains and individual languages underneath it can be opened.
7Register entries
3Sectors present
6Zones
0Language entries
0= AFRICA 1= AFRO-ASIAN 5= INDO-EUROPEAN
Register entries recorded in Eritrea
| Code | Entry | Level | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
05= | EAST-SAHEL | Zone | Covers the "East-Sahel" reference area (part of the "Nilo-Saharan" hypothesis). |
12= | SEMITIC | Zone | Covers the "Semitic" or ’Aramita + Amarinya set, part of the "Afro-Asiatic" or "Hamito-Semitic" intercontinental … |
13= | BEJIC | Zone | Covers the Beja, Bedauye or "North Cushitic" set within the "Afro-Asiatic" or "Hamito-Semitic" intercontinental … |
14= | CUSHITIC | Zone | Covers the "Central & East Cushitic" grouping, within the "Afro-Asiatic" or "Hamito-Semitic" intercontinental affinity … |
51= | ROMANIC | Zone | Covers the "Romance" or Italiano + Româneasca set, part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity. |
52-A | NORSK + FRYSK | Set | GERMANIC,. |
52= | GERMANIC | Zone | Covers the "Germanic" or Norsk + Frysk set, part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity. |
Country placements come from the geographic data published with the Linguasphere Register. They mark where a speech community is recorded, not where a language is official. See sources and attribution.