Beja

Q: What alphabet or script does Beja use?

Beja is written using the Arabic script (Arab).

Q: What direction is Beja written?

Beja is written Right-to-left, meaning text flows from right to left.

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Beja is a Afro-Asiatic language . It is written using the Arabic script. Its BCP 47 language code is bej.

Writing Systems Used for Beja

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Beja use?

Beja is written using the Arabic script (ISO 15924 code: Arab). Arabic is a right-to-left script.

What direction is Beja written?

Beja is written Right-to-left. Text begins on the right side of the page and reads toward the left.

What language family does Beja belong to?

Beja belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is written with the Arabic script.

What is the language code for Beja?

The BCP 47 language code for Beja is "bej". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: bej
ISO 639-3: bej
Status: living
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Arabic

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.