Cushitic speakers Demographics of Eritrea

1 cushitic speakers

1.1 afar
1.2 saho
1.3 bilen
1.4 beja

cushitic speakers
afar

according cia, afar constitute under 5% of nation s population. live in debubawi keyih bahri region of eritrea, afar region in ethiopia, , djibouti. speak afar language mother tongue, , predominantly muslim. afars in eritrea number 397,000 individuals, smallest population out of countries reside in. in djibouti, there 780,000 group members, , in ethiopia, number approximately 1,300,000.

saho


saho women in traditional attire.

the saho represent 4% of eritrea s population. principally reside in debubawi keyih bahri region , northern red sea region of eritrea. live in adjacent parts of ethiopia. language called saho. predominantly muslim, although few christians known irob live in debub region of eritrea , tigray region of ethiopia.

bilen

the bilen in eritrea represent around 2% of country s population. concentrated in north-central areas, in , around city of keren, , south towards asmara, nation s capital. many of them entered eritrea kush (central of sudan) in 8th century , settled @ merara went lalibla , lasta returned auxum , battled natives, aftermath returned main base @ merara bilen include adherents of both islam , christianity. speak bilen mother tongue. christian adherents urban , have intermingled tigrinya live in area. muslim adherents rural , have interbred adjacent tigre.

beja

the beja in eritrea, or hedareb, constitute under 5% of local residents. live along north-western border sudan. group members predominantly muslim , communicate in hedareb first or second language. beja include beni-amer people, have retained native beja language alongside hedareb.