العربية (Arabic) Linguistical data Return to language index
A language spoken natively by approximately 221 million people.
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Where is it spoken?
Actually a group of languages, composed of:
- اللغة المصرية الحديثة (Egyptian Arabic)
54 million native speakers. Mainly in Egypt (Africa) - لهجة جزائرية (Algerian Arabic)
22.4 million native speakers. Mainly in Algeria (Africa) - الدارجة (Moroccan Arabic)
21 million native speakers. Mainly in Morocco (Africa) - صعيدى (Saidi Arabic)
19 million native speakers. Mainly in Egypt (Africa) - Sudanese Arabic
16.8 million native speakers. Mainly in Sudan (Africa) - عراقي ʕ (Mesopotamian Arabic)
15.1 million native speakers. Mainly in Iraq (Asia) - North Levantine Arabic
14.4 million native speakers. Mainly in Syria (Asia) - اللهجة النجدية (Najdi Arabic)
10 million native speakers. Mainly in Saudi Arabia (Asia) - تونسي (Tunisian Arabic)
9.4 million native speakers. Mainly in Tunisia (Africa) - Sanaani Arabic
7.6 million native speakers. Mainly in Yemen (Asia) - Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
7.1 million native speakers. Mainly in Yemen (Asia) - North Mesopotamian Arabic
6.3 million native speakers. Mainly in Iraq (Asia) - South Levantine Arabic
6.2 million native speakers. Mainly in Jordan (Asia) - حجازي (Hijazi Arabic)
6 million native speakers. Mainly in Saudi Arabia (Asia) - ليبي (Libyan Arabic)
4.3 million native speakers. Mainly in Libya (Africa) - خليجي (Gulf Arabic)
3.6 million native speakers. Mainly in Iraq (Asia) - Algerian Saharan Arabic
Mainly in Algeria (Africa) - Baharna Arabic
Mainly in Bahrain (Asia) - Chadian Arabic
Mainly in Chad (Africa) - Cypriot Arabic
Mainly in Cyprus (Asia) - Dhofari Arabic
Mainly in Oman (Asia) - Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
Mainly in Egypt (Africa) - Hadrami Arabic
Mainly in Yemen (Asia) - Omani Arabic
Mainly in Oman (Asia) - Shihhi Arabic
Mainly in United Arab Emirates (Asia) - اللغة العربية الفصحى (Standard Arabic)
Mainly in Saudi Arabia (Asia) - Tajiki Arabic
Mainly in Tajikistan (Asia) - Uzbeki Arabic
Mainly in Uzbekistan (Asia) - Babalia Creole Arabic
Mainly in Chad (Africa) - Sudanese Creole Arabic
Mainly in Sudan (Africa)
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