Afar

Japanese: Afar
Afar

...It includes over 40 languages, including Oromo (also known as Galla, with approximately 8 million speakers, mainly in Ethiopia), Somali (approximately 5 million speakers in Somalia and elsewhere), Beja (Sudan, Ethiopia), Afar (Ethiopia, Djibouti), Sidamo, and Agau (both Ethiopia). Phonetically, a group of ejectives is characteristic, and some languages ​​have tones....

From Djibouti

…Official name = Republic of DjiboutiJumhūrīya al‐Jibūtī∥Republic of DjiboutiArea = 23,200 km2Population (1996) = 600,000Capital = Djibouti (Time difference with Japan = -6 hours)Main languages ​​= Arabic, French, Afar, SomaliCurrency = Djibouti FrancA small country located in the northeastern part of the African continent, south of the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the outlet of the Red Sea, forming part of the so-called Horn of Africa. Formerly a French colony of Afars et Issas, it gained independence as the Republic of Djibouti in 1977. More than half of the total population is concentrated in the capital Djibouti, which has the same name as the country. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Afar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オロモ語Oromo(別名ガラ語Galla。エチオピアを中心に話者は約800万),ソマリ語Somali(ソマリアなどで約500万)をはじめとし,ベジャ語Beja(スーダン,エチオピア),アファル語Afar(エチオピア,ジブチ),シダモ語Sidamo,アガウ語Agau(ともにエチオピア)など40余りの言語が含まれる。音声面では一群の放出音が特徴的であり,声調をもつ言語もある。…

【ジブチ】より

…正式名称=ジブチ共和国Jumhūrīya al‐Jibūtī∥Republic of Djibouti面積=2万3200km2人口(1996)=60万人首都=ジブチDjibouti(日本との時差=-6時間)主要言語=アラビア語,フランス語,アファル語,ソマリ語通貨=ジブチ・フランDjibouti Francアフリカ大陸北東部,紅海の出口のバーブ・アルマンデブ海峡の南側に位置し,いわゆる〈アフリカの角〉地域の一部を形成する小国。旧フランス領アファル・イッサAfars et Issasで,1977年にジブチ共和国として独立した。総人口の過半が国名と同じ名称をもつ首都ジブチに集中している。…

※「Afar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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