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1 (National)
Arabic, Standard
[arb]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 1).
French
[fra]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 1). 10,200 in Djibouti (2006).
5 (Dispersed)
Somali
[som]
5 (Dispersed). 297,200 in Djibouti (2006).
5 (Developing)
Afar
[aar]
5 (Developing). 99,200 in Djibouti (2006).
6a (Vigorous)
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken
[acq]
6a (Vigorous). 36,000 in Djibouti (2006).