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State of Eritrea
Eritrea
Summary
Eritrea is a country in Africa that is home to 3,662,000 people. It is also home to 9 living indigenous languages. In addition, 6 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country. In formal education, 8 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Afro-Asiatic (7) Nilo-Saharan (2)
Language Policy Conventions
Eritrea has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.