Talk:Djibouti
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Re my deletion of the Somali version of the name from the lead: We don't do that. =p We put in the official languages or, if none exists, then the primary de facto language. United States has it in English; not Spanish, even though that's spoken by 10% of the population. If the official languages are Arabic and French and Somali is still not a majority, then I don't think it should be there. --Golbez 16:32, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
70% Djiboutis are native Somalis, the rest being Afars and others. The cultural and historical language of Djibouti is Somali. The president speaks it in every other official and governmental speech. It may not be in "official languages" category of their constitution, still the vast majority of them speak Somali and are Somali.--Soomaali 11:03, June 5, 2005
- Can you cite any other country page that would fit such a criteria? A country where 70% of the natives speak an unofficial language that is mentioned in the lead where there is an official language? --Golbez 20:23, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
Luxembourg is one such country. Official languges: French and German (de facto almost exclusively French). National language: Lëtzebuergesch, spoken by all citizens.
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[edit] Copyright Violation
I don't mean to make the page look ugly, but the text in the Geography section appears to be taken from [1]. It was added by 193.251.143.233. Perhaps someone could rewrite it. [written on 19:22, 12 Jun 2005 by Mtrisk ]
- I've added the previous text to the temp page the copyvio note links to. -- llywrch 21:51, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] What did he say?
"Present at the swearing in ceremony were several regional leaders. Guelleh, in an address during the ceremony, said:"
That's the end of the paragraph, what did he say?
Merick June 29, 2005 20:56 (UTC)
- Maybe he said nothing...it would be kinda poignant ;-) JD79 01:27, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Reformatting the page
The infobox should be replaced with a template
[edit] Wrong previous country name !
Please get your facts straight ... Djibouti was never the "former French Somaliland" it was formerly called "Terre des Afars et Issas" and had nothing to do whatsoever with Somaliland ! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.58.43.208 (talk • contribs) 21:12, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
- I believe "Terre des Afars et Issas" (or Territory of the Afars and Issas) was the most recent name until Djibouti became independent. I have a map from circa 1920, on which the area is translated as "Somali Territory - French Colony." The original map is actually in Amharic ("Yesomali ager - Yefarensawie Gezat"). But no, it doesn't explicitly say "French Somaliland" though I remember seeing it referred to as such elsewhere. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 23:17, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Source of Name?
I think a lot of people find interest in Djibouti because of it's unusual name, thus a source of this name would be helpful to those who wish to learn. VarunRajendran
Djibouti has nothing to do with the somali's Djibouti is mostly Afar and it always was, peopel just don't get the whole truth about djibouti,
[edit] Date of president's swearing-in?
From the Politics subsection: Ismail Omar Guelleh was on Saturday sworn in for a second and final six-year term as president of the tiny Horn of Africa nation...
Which Saturday? I gather that this happened months ago, or was it actually last Saturday (December 31, 2005)? Either way, it should be changed to the actual date. Dharmabum420 20:44, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] how do people of djibouti live
[edit] arabic of djibouti
i've long been wondering if djibouti has it's own dialect of arabic. it seems logical to me that it would, but i have been unable to find any reference to it. Gringo300 04:14, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What do you call someone from Djibouti?
The country of Djibouti, its adjectival form, and its demonym(s) are not listed on List of adjectival forms of place names. Do people from Djibouti only self-identify as their ethnicity, or is there a collective name for anyone from Djibouti? If you know, not only would it be a valuable addition to the article, but you could add it to the list mentioned above as well. Thanks. Happy editing! --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 14:32, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
- Djiboutian (See: Demographics of Djibouti)--Greasysteve13 06:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
You call someone from Djibouti, Djiboutian or Afar
