Kuwait
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Amharic
[amh] Users: 92,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, South, Transversal, Amharic-Argobba.
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
[arz] Users: 500,000 in Kuwait (2017 Egypt Independent), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Gulf Spoken
[afb] Widepread, except scattered in Al Jahra’ governorate. Users: 2,300,000 in Kuwait (2017). Total users in all countries: 10,656,700. Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language, widely used in public administration. Autonym: خليجي (Khaliji). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken
[acm] Users: 19,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Najdi Spoken
[ars] Al Jahra’ governorate: Ash-Sheqaya, As-Salmi, and Bir Mahafzah areas; mainly Ab Dali south to Al Jahra’. Users: 428,000 in Kuwait (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Users: 214,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Omani Spoken
[acx] Users: 21,000 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken
[ajp] Scattered. Users: 65,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Widespread. Users: 1,670,000 in Kuwait (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1962, Constitution, Article 3). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken
[acq] Users: 14,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Armenian, Western
[hyw] Users: 7,800 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Indo-European, Armenian.
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[aii] Users: 8,100 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern.
Bengali
[ben] Users: 350,000 in Kuwait (2021 The Daily Star), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
Chinese, Mandarin
[cmn] Users: 4,900 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
English
[eng] Users: 26,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Users: 8,200 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Hindi
[hin] Scattered. Users: 700,000 in Kuwait (2017 Gulf News). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Indonesian
[ind] Users: 24,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay.
Kurdish, Central
[ckb] Users: 6,300 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Mehri
[gdq] Scattered individuals. Users: 27,200 in Kuwait (2017). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Mahri. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Nepali
[npi] Users: 49,800 in Kuwait (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] Users: 53,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 176,000 in Kuwait (2011 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 9,900 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.