Djibouti
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Afar
[aar] Ali Sabieh region: southwest of regional capital; Arta region: southwest of Ghoubet Kharab; Dikhil, Obock, and Tadjoura regions; Red Sea coast. Users: 196,000 in Djibouti (2018). Ethnic population: 335,000 (2017). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Afaraf, Qafar, Qafar af, Qafaraf, ʿAfár af, “Danakil” (pej.). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Saho-Afar.
Amharic
[amh] Users: 3,260 in Djibouti (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, South, Transversal, Amharic-Argobba.
Arabic, Omani Spoken
[acx] Users: 77,200 in Djibouti (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Users: 40,100 in Djibouti (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 1). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken
[acq] Scattered. Users: 71,200 in Djibouti (2018). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Djibouti Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
French
[fra] Users: 485,900 in Djibouti, all users. L1 users: 20,900 in Djibouti (2019). L2 users: 465,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 1). Alternate Names: Français. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Somali
[som] Ali Sabieh, Arta, and Djibouti regions. Users: 585,000 in Djibouti (2018). Ethnic population: 524,000 (2014 World Factbook). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Af-Soomaali. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali.