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The languages of Djibouti include Arabic and French (official), and Somali and Afar (primary). Modified versions of the Latin script as well as Arabic are the main orthographies. ==Languages== Djibouti is a multilingual country. According to ''Ethnologue'', the majority of the population speaks Somali (297,200 speakers) or Afar (99,200 speakers) as a first language, which are the mother tongues of the Somali and Afar ethnic groups, respectively. Both languages belong to the larger Afro-Asiatic family.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/DJ/languages )〕 There are two official languages in Djibouti: Arabic (Afro-Asiatic) and French (Indo-European). Arabic is of social, cultural and religious importance. In formal settings, it consists of Modern Standard Arabic. Colloquially, about 36,000 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 10,200 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).〔 Additionally, the Somali deaf community in Djibouti uses the Somali Sign Language. The Somali language is regulated by the Regional Somali Language Academy, an intergovernmental institution established in June 2013 in Djibouti City by the governments of Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. It is officially mandated with preserving the Somali language.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.comesaria.org/site/en/news_details.php?chaine=regional-somali-language-academy-launched-in-djibouti&id_news=17578&id_article=119 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Languages of Djibouti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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