Aari language

Aari
አፋን፡ኣሪ፡ (Áfan Ārí)
Native toEthiopia
Regionnorth central Omo Region
EthnicityAari
Native speakers
290,000 (2007)
Dialects
  • Bako
  • Biyo
  • Laydo
  • Seyki
  • Sido
  • Zeddo
  • Shangama
  • Wubahamer
Geʽez, Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3aiw
Glottologaari1239

Aari (also rendered Ari, Ara, Aro, Aarai) is an Omotic language spoken by the Aari people in the South Omo Zone of Ethiopia.

The language consists of 9 dialects: Bako, Biyo (Biya), Laydo, Seyki, Shangama, Sido, Wubahamer, Zeddo.