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Eritrea People belong to different religious groups and reflect their diverse cultural and traditional aspects. Roughly 3.5 million residents of Eritrea are from nine major ethnic groups. They are in fact the part of three distinct linguistic families including Cushitic, Semitic and Nilotic.
In the western part of Eritrea, the Beja people mainly speak in Cushitic languages. On the other hand, in the southern corner of the country, the Afar and in the eastern territory of the highlands, the Saho use the same language as their medium of communication.
However, the most-spoken native languages of the Eritrea people are said to be the Semitic ones that is closely associated with Tigrigna and Tigre. Of the entire demography, Tigrigna is spoken by 50 per cent, whereas Tigre by only 25 per cent.
On the other hand, the Baria and the Kunama are the Eritrean Nilotic languages and are mainly spoken by the residents of lowlands between Setit River and the Gash. Arabic and Tigrigna are considered to be the major working languages. However, in the higher level of education English is said to be the medium of instruction.
According to the 1999 demography report, population growth rate was approximately 3.88%. The birth rate was roughly 42.56-births/1,000 population, while the death rate was 12.32-deaths/1,000 population. On the other hand, the net migration rate was around 8.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population.
Basically, Eritrea possesses a mixed Afro-Asiatic demography, which is divided by language as well religion.
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