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Languages Spoken in Eritrea

Official: Arabic and English and Tigrinya

Eritrea has a population of 6.3 million and is home to several distinct language communities, with 7 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. Arabic and English and Tigrinya serve as the official languages. Of the languages spoken in Eritrea, 3 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

6.3M
Population
7
Languages
3
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Languages spoken in Eritrea

Tigrinya Official
Geʽez script
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60%
CLDR
English Official
English Braille, English alphabet
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59%
CLDR
Tigre
Geʽez script
18%
CLDR
Arabic Official
Arabic Braille, Arabic alphabet
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5%
CLDR
Afar
Geʽez script, Latin script
4%
CLDR
Saho
Geʽez script, Latin alphabet
4%
CLDR
Blin
Geʽez script, Latin script
1%
CLDR
Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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