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| ==Description==
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| Djibouti is a multilingual country. The majority of the population speaks '''Somali''' or '''Afar''' as a first language. There are two official languages in Djibouti: '''Arabic''' and '''French'''. Arabic is of religious importance. In a formal setting, it consists of Modern Standard Arabic. Colloquially, about 59,000 local residents speak the Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic dialect, also known as Djibouti Arabic. French was inherited from the colonial period and is the primary language of instruction. About 17,000 Djiboutians speak it as a first language. Immigrant languages include Omani Arabic (38,900 speakers), Amharic (1,400 speakers), Greek (1,000 speakers) and Hindi (600 speakers). <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Djibouti," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Djibouti, accessed 8 April 2021.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)==
| | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Somali Languages/Translations written text] |
| '''Modern Standard Arabic'''
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Somali language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] |
| *[[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic Genealogical Word List]] | | *[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Afro-Asiatic-languages Afro-Asiatic languages | Britannica.com] |
| *[http://www.modernstandardarabic.com/arabic-vocabulary/ Arabic Vocabulary at ModernStandardArabic] | |
| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php#phrases Useful Arabic phrases at Omniglot] | |
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| '''French'''
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| *[[French Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-french-words/ Most Common French Words at 1000MostCommonWords]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases at Omniglot]
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| '''Somali'''
| | [[Category: Djibouti]] |
| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/somali.php#phrases Useful phrases in Somali at Omniglot]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Modern Standard Arabic'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic Phonology at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
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| *[https://thearabiclearner.com/the-arabic-alphabet/ Arabic Alphabet at TheArabicLearner]
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| *[https://www.optilingo.com/blog/arabic/the-arabic-alphabet/ The Arabic Alphabet at Optilingo]
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| '''French'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
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| '''Somali'''
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| *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Somali Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_phonology#Consonants Somali Consonants at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_phonology#Vowels Somali Vowels at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_phonology#Tone Somali Tone at Wikipedia]
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| '''Afar'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language#Consonants Afar Consonants at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language#Vowels_and_stress Afar Vowels at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/afar.htm Afar Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Modern Standard Arabic'''
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| *[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/arabic-modern-standard/ Arabic Modern Standard at MustGo]
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| *[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English - Arabic at Glosbe]
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| '''French'''
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| *[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]
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| *[[French Letter Writing Guide|French Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *[[France Languages|France Languages]]
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| *[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/french-english/ French to English Dictionary at Cambridge]
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| *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/french_dictionary.htm French Dictionary at Lexilogos]
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| '''Somali'''
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| *[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/somali Somali language overview at AboutWorldLanguages]
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| *[http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php Somali basics and grammar at Learn101]
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| *[http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali grammar at Polymath]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/so/en Somali Dictionary at Blosbe]
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| *[http://countrystudies.us/somalia/51.htm Country Studies - Somalia Language at CountryStudies]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Somali Language at Wikipedia]
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| *[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm Somali Dictionary at Lexilogos]
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Afro-Asiatic-languages Afro-Asiatic languages at Britannica]
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| '''Afar'''
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| *[https://www.wikizero.com/en/Afar_language Afar language at Wikizero]
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| *[https://mahaffynet.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Afar-Grammar.pdf An Outline of the Phonemics and Morphology of the Afar Language at Mahaffynet]
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| * Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm), and Pimsleur (Firm). ''Conversational modern standard Arabic.'' New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1105225619 WorldCat].
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| * Abboud, Peter F, and Ernest N McCarus. ''Elementary modern standard Arabic.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1114760079 WorldCat].
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| *'''''Languages of djibouti.''''' [Place of publication not identified] : General Books, 2010. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/languages-of-djibouti/oclc/646579715&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
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| ''Languages of djibouti.'' n.p.: General Books, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/646579715 WorldCat].
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| == References ==
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