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1 (National)
Arabic, Standard
[arb]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 1). 40,100 in Djibouti (2015 SIL), all users.
French
[fra]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 1). 485,900 in Djibouti, all users. L1 users: 20,900 in Djibouti (2019). L2 users: 465,000 (Beck et al 2018).
5 (Dispersed)
Afar
[aar]
5* (Dispersed). 196,000 in Djibouti (2018). Ethnic population: 335,000 (2017).
Somali
[som]
5* (Dispersed). 585,000 in Djibouti (2018). Ethnic population: 524,000 (2014 World Factbook).
6a (Vigorous)
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken
[acq]
6a* (Vigorous). 71,200 in Djibouti (2018).
Unestablished
Amharic
[amh]
Unestablished. 3,260 in Djibouti (2018).
Arabic, Omani Spoken
[acx]
Unestablished. 77,200 in Djibouti (2018).