Afar language - Afargo

Japanese: アファル語 - あふぁるご
Afar language - Afargo

...It includes over 40 languages, including Oromo (also known as Galla, with approximately 8 million speakers, mainly in Ethiopia), Somali (approximately 5 million speakers in Somalia and elsewhere), Beja (Sudan, Ethiopia), Afar (Ethiopia, Djibouti), Sidamo, and Agau (both Ethiopia). Phonetically, a group of ejectives is characteristic, and some languages ​​have tones....

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Afar language" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オロモ語Oromo(別名ガラ語Galla。エチオピアを中心に話者は約800万),ソマリ語Somali(ソマリアなどで約500万)をはじめとし,ベジャ語Beja(スーダン,エチオピア),アファル語Afar(エチオピア,ジブチ),シダモ語Sidamo,アガウ語Agau(ともにエチオピア)など40余りの言語が含まれる。音声面では一群の放出音が特徴的であり,声調をもつ言語もある。…

※「アファル語」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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