Afar

ISO 639-3: aarLiving3 writing systems

Afar is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: aar). Scripts with multiple-source attestation are Ethiopic (Geʻez) (ISO 15924: Ethi) and Latin (ISO 15924: Latn). Single-source script relationships for Afar include Arabic.

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Ethiopic (Geʻez)
Abugida
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: EthiFamily: Ethiopic / South SemiticOrigin: East AfricaLiving
Afar in Ethiopic (Geʻez)EthiopicEthiopic SupplementEthiopic Extended+1 more blocks →
Latin
Alphabet
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: LatnFamily: LatinOrigin: Mediterranean / EuropeLiving
Afar in LatinBasic LatinLatin-1 SupplementLatin Extended-A+7 more blocks →
Arabic
Abjad
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: ArabFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Afar in ArabicArabicArabic SupplementArabic Extended-B+3 more blocks →

Cached CLDR Character Repertoires

Main charactersLatin

abtseckxidqrfgolmnuwhy

Auxiliary characters

jpvz

Character repertoire: CLDR 48.0.0, locale aa, Unicode Licence v3. Preview capped at 192 entries, not a complete ordered alphabet. Explore Afar in Latin: full source, limitations, fonts and keyboards.

Other languages written in Ethiopic (Geʻez)

Afar shares an attested relationship with the Ethiopic (Geʻez) script (ISO 15924: Ethi) — with these languages:

Argobba
agj
Qimant
ahg
Aari
aiw
Alaba-K’abeena
alw
Amharic
amh
Anuak
anu
Awngi
awn
Bench
bcq
Burji
bji
View all Ethiopic (Geʻez) languages →