Dahalik

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A language of Eritrea

ISO 639-3
dlk
Alternate Names
Dahlak
User Population

2,500 (2012 J. McLaughlin).

Location

Northern Red Sea region: Dahlak Archipelago.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, North
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Tigré [tig].

Language Use

Also use Afar [aar]. Also use Standard Arabic [arb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dahalik
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].