Beja language
Beja (ISO 639-3 code bej) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bej |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | beja1238 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan |
Beja words
- a
- aaw
- ad
- adi
- alal
- angwiil
- ani
- areeyaa
- aroor
- asagwir
- asaramaab
- ashshadhig
- asumhay
- ay
- ayi
- baab
- baaba
- baal
- bal
- baraah
- baraakna
- baruuh
- baruuk
- bataah
Related languages
Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
- Bilin90,000 speakers
- Siwi10,000 speakers
- Dahalik2,500 speakers
- Afar
- Arabic (Egypt)
- Coptic
- Egyptian (Ancient)
- Geez
- Libyan Arabic
- Qimant
- Saho
- Tigre
More about Beja
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.