Comoros
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Arabic, Standard
[arb] Widespread. Users: Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2001, Constitution, Article 1). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Comorian, Mwali
[wlc] Moheli Autonomous Island. Users: 41,000 in Comoros (2018). Total users in all countries: 42,500. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Statutory language of provincial identity in Moheli Island (2002, Constitution, Article 1). Alternate Names: Mohélien, Mwali, Shimwali. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44).
Comorian, Ndzwani
[wni] Anjouan Autonomous Island. Users: 350,000 in Comoros (2018). Total users in all countries: 361,000. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Statutory language of provincial identity in Anjouan Island (2002, Constitution, Article 1). Alternate Names: Hinzua, Njuani. Autonym: Shindzwani. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44).
Comorian, Ngazidja
[zdj] Grande Comore Autonomous Island. Users: 400,000 in Comoros (2018). Total users in all countries: 412,000. Status: 5* (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Grande Comore (2002, Constitution, Article 1). Alternate Names: Ngazidja, Ngazija, Shingazija. Autonym: Shingazidja. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44).
French
[fra] Users: 217,750 in Comoros, all users. L1 users: 1,750 in Comoros (2019). L2 users: 216,000 (2018). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2001, Constitution, Article 1). Alternate Names: Français. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Makhuwa
[vmw] Users: 13,600 in Comoros (2018). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Makua. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makhuwa (P.31).
Malagasy
[plt] Scattered. Users: 2,000 in Comoros (2018). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Ambaniandro, Borizany, Fiteny Malagasy, Hova, Malagasy fiteny, Malgache. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy.
Swahili
[swh] Users: 1,000 in Comoros (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.42).