Beja language

Beja
Beja
Bidhaawyeet, Tubdhaawi
Native to	Sudan, Eritrea, Egypt
Ethnicity	Beja
Native speakers	1–1.1 million
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic North Cushitic Beja; ; ;
Writing system	Latin alphabet (limited use); Arabic alphabet (limited use)
Language codes
ISO 639-2	bej
ISO 639-3	bej
Glottolog	beja1238

Beja is a Cushitic language. It is spoken on the coast of the Red Sea in Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt. Around one million people speak the language. It is the only language of the North Cushitic branch still spoken.

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