related but distinct languages spoken by several peoples, most of whom inhabit the coastal plains of southern Eritrea and Djibouti. Saho and Afar are generally classified as Eastern Cushitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic (Afro-Asiatic languages) language phylum. The Saho peoples (Saho) are bordered to the north by the Tigre, to the west by the Tigray, and to the south and east by the Afar.