Djiboutian
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| Somali, Afar and others | |
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| Islam 94% , Other Religions: Christianity |
Djiboutian are the people who are citizens of the modern day the Republic of Djibouti and their descendants. Djibouti is a multi-ethnic and multilingual state: the majority of its people belong linguistically to the Hamitic.
As the country is located in Horn of Africa, Djiboutian is a mixture of various ethnic groups. Djiboutian people belong predominantly to two main ethno-linguistic groups: Somali and Afar.
Culture
Djiboutian population is divided into several human components: the Afars and the Somalis, the Muslim religion for the most part, that are traditionally attached to anthropological group Hamitic. They were called "Hamites Orientals" to distinguish them from these other Hamites that are Egyptians and Berbers. An important Arab community of Yemeni origin, is also based in Djibouti.
Diaspora
There are small populations of Djiboutian ancestry around the world, due to emigration, as many Djiboutian moved from Djibouti mainly to the Middle East, Europe and North America.
Languages
The languages of Djibouti include Arabic and French (official), and Somali and Afar (primary), which are the mother tongues of the Somali and Afar ethnic groups, respectively. Both languages belong to the larger Afro-Asiatic family.
Religion
The largest religion practiced in Djibouti is Islam. Other religious groups in Djibouti include Christianity. Islam is the driving force behind the unity of varying ethnic groups from different parts of the country, and has significantly shaped the values and traditions of Djiboutian.
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