Jordan
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Adyghe
[ady] Major cities. Users: 68,400 in Jordan (2015). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Adygey, West Circassian. Classification: Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian.
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
[arz] Users: 1,600,000 in Jordan (2017 Egypt Independent), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Levantine Bedawi Spoken
[avl] Widespread but especially east. Users: 1,110,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken
[acm] Users: 1,000,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Najdi Spoken
[ars] Al ‘Aqabah, Al Mafraq, Az-Zarqa’, and southeast Ma‘an governorates; scattered settlements far eastern Jordan. Users: 101,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Najdi. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Major cities. Users: 1,300,000 in Jordan (2021 Reliefweb), all users. All are refugees from Syria. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken
[ayp] Scattered. Users: 404,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken
[ajp] ‘Ajlun, Al Balqa’, Al Karak, Al Mafraq, ‘Amman, Irbid, Jarash, and Madaba governorates. Users: 5,560,000 in Jordan (2019). Total users in all countries: 12,711,300. Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Levantine Arabic, Palestinian-Jordanian, South Levantine Arabic. Autonym: أردني (Urduni). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Widespread. Users: 5,770,000 in Jordan (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1952, Constitution, Article 2). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Armenian, Western
[hyw] Widespread. Users: 10,100 in Jordan (2019). Status: 7 (Shifting). Classification: Indo-European, Armenian.
Chechen
[che] Al Mafraq and Az-Zarqa’ governorates; scattered communities north of Amman. Users: 5,100 in Jordan (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Nokhchi. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Nakh, Chechen-Ingush.
Domari
[rmt] ‘Amman governorate and Iraqi-Jordan border area (Al Mafraq governorate). Users: A few scattered and isolated speaker populations (Herin 2016). Ethnic population: 4,910 (2000). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Dom, Gypsy, Middle Eastern Romani, Nawar, Tsigene. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Dom.
English
[eng] Users: 4,563,800 in Jordan, all users. L1 users: 13,800 in Jordan (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. L2 users: 4,550,000 (Ramaswami et al 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Jordanian Sign Language
[jos] Scattered. Users: 30,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 20,000–40,000 deaf signers, based on 0.2%–0.4% of the general population. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: LIU, Lughat al-Ishāra al-Urdunia, Lughat il-Ishaarah il-Urduniyyah. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Kabardian
[kbd] ‘Amman, Az-Zarqa’, and Jarash governorates; Russeifa and Sweileh urban areas near the capital. Users: 121,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian.