Bahrain
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Arabic, Baharna Spoken
[abv] Widespread. Users: 710,000 in Bahrain (2019). Total users in all countries: 727,900. Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Baharna, Baharna Arabic, Baharnah, Bahraini Arabic, Bahraini Shi’ite Arabic, Bahrani, Bahrani Arabic. Autonym: البحرانية (al-bahrania). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Gulf Spoken
[afb] Widespread. Users: 72,500 in Bahrain (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Gulf Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Widespread. Users: 612,000 in Bahrain (2013 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2002, Constitution, Article 2). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
English
[eng] Widespread. Users: 23,100 in Bahrain (2019). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Gujarati
[guj] Scattered. Users: 37,400 in Bahrain (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Gujarati.
Kerinci
[kvr] Users: 25,000 in Bahrain (2004). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay.
Korean
[kor] Users: 3,800 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Koreanic.
Kurdish, Northern
[kmr] Users: 79,100 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Malayalam
[mal] Users: 20,700 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam.
Nepali
[npi] Users: 18,200 in Bahrain (International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2019), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, Eastern Pahari.
Persian, Iranian
[pes] Al-Manāmah and Al-Muharraq governorates. Users: 254,000 in Bahrain (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Ajamic. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 70,000 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Tamil
[tam] Users: 18,700 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil.
Telugu
[tel] Users: 18,700 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, South-Central, Telugu.
Urdu
[urd] Users: 95,000 in Bahrain (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.