LARA OYEJIDE

LANGUAGE

• Official languages French & Arabic
• Primary - Somali & Arfur
• French -- Italic branch. Romance group
• Arabic - Semitic branch
• Diffusion hierarchical and relocation

DIALECTS

• French conquered. Good French but not prefect
• Arabic- religious. Accent because learned from
• From others and word of mouth
• Arfur. Afro asiatic Cushitic branch. Danakil people. Horn of Africa
• Somali same family and branch

PHRASES

• 5 in Arabic
• 5 in French
• أنا الملكة - I'm the Queen
• taire paysan - shut up peasant

ARABIC

• لي، أنت، كوخ بلدي، في 20؟ - me, you, my hut in 20?
• يا ابن عم؟ أعتقد أنني أريد أن أتزوجك
• Hey cousin? I think I wanna marry you
• أكل بلدي قصيرا - eat my shorts
• كنت الفلاحين - you're a peasant

FRENCH

• et nous ne serons jamais Royals
• And we'll never be royals
• lions ne pas perdre le sommeil opinions des moutons - lions quote
• faire ressortir les homards de danse - bring out the dancing lobsters
• t'adorer par Miley Cyrus - adore you by miley Cyrus

AFAR PEOPLE

• Danakil - Muslim
• Killing enemies
• Adaemara (white ones)- desert
• Asaemara (red ones)- assayita

MARRIAGE

• Monogamous, but young.
• Night of full moon
• Read Quran
• Marry 1st cousin.
• Man & father's sisters daughter

RELIGION

• 95% Muslim
• 1% Roman Catholic
• Baha'i Faith or Protestant
• Celebrate Christmas

MOSQUE

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

• Danakil desert

AFAR PEOPLE

HOUSING

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