Saho language

Saho
Saaho
Native toEritrea, Ethiopia
RegionSouthern, Northern and Southern Red Sea regions in Eritrea, Tigray in Ethiopia
EthnicitySaho
Native speakers
180,000 (2007–2022)[1]
Geʽez script (Used in Ethiopia)
Latin alphabet (Used in Eritrea)
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3ssy
Glottologsaho1246

The Saho language (Tigrinya: ሳሆኛ/ቋንቋ ሳሆ) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia. It belongs to the family's Cushitic branch.

  1. ^ Saho at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon

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