Oman
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Arabic, Baharna Spoken
[abv] Adh Dhahirah and Al Batinah South governorates. Users: 17,900 in Oman (2020). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Dhofari Spoken
[adf] Dhofar governorate: Salala and nearby coastal regions. Users: 125,000 (2020). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Dhofari, Zofari. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
[arz] Users: 75,200 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Gulf Spoken
[afb] Widespread. Users: 788,000 in Oman (2020). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Bedawi, Gulf Arabic, Omani Bedawi Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Omani Spoken
[acx] Widespread, mainly in Hajar mountain highlands and a few coastal regions. Users: 2,140,000 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 2,877,200. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Omani Hadari Arabic. Autonym: عماني (ʿumāni). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Shihhi Spoken
[ssh] Musandam governorate. Users: 17,900 in Oman (2020). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken
[ajp] Users: 17,900 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Widespread. Users: 2,140,000 in Oman (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1996, Basic Law, Article 3). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
[apd] Users: 19,700 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken
[acq] Users: 16,300 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Balochi, Southern
[bcc] Muscat governorate, and dispersed on Gulf of Oman coast. Users: 127,000 in Oman (2020). Ethnic population: 312,000 (1993). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Baloci, Baluchi, Baluci. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Balochi.
Bathari
[bhm] Dhofar governorate: Al Jazeer to Shweymia coastal towns. Users: 200 in Oman (2011). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Batahari, Bathara. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Bengali
[ben] Users: 547,000 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
English
[eng] Widespread. Users: 17,300 in Oman (2020 Joshua Project). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Gujarati
[guj] Users: 14,900 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Gujarati.
Harsusi
[hss] Al Wusta and Dhofar governorates: Jiddat al-Harasis. Users: 600 (2011). Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Harsi ’Aforit, Hersyet, South Arabian. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Hindi
[hin] Users: 100,000 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Hobyót
[hoh] Dhofar governorate: near Yemen border. Users: 100 in Oman (1998 H. Mutzafi). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Hewbyót, Hobi, Kalam Rifi. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Kumzari
[zum] Musandam peninsula north. Users: 5,360 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 6,060 (as L1: 6,030; as L2: 30). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Kumzai. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Luri.
Luwati
[luv] Mostly Muscat and coastal towns of Barka, Khabura, Musana, and Saham. Users: 8,940 (2020). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Hyderabadi, Khoja, Khojki, Lawatiya. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Sindhi.
Malayalam
[mal] Users: 228,000 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam.
Marathi
[mar] Users: 14,000 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Southern.
Mehri
[gdq] Al Wusta and Dhofar governorates: south near Yemen border. Users: 89,400 in Oman (2020). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Mahri. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Nepali
[npi] Users: 11,900 in Oman (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] Muscat governorate: Muttrah and Ruwi areas near Muscat city; possibly other coastal cities. Users: 67,900 in Oman (2020). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Persian, Western Farsi. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Punjabi, Eastern
[pan] Users: 18,000 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Panjabi.
Punjabi, Western
[pnb] Users: 14,200 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Panjabi, Western Panjabi.
Shehri
[shv] Dhofar governorate: coastal mountains and plains; Khuriya Muriya islands in Arabian Sea near Fararah. Users: 44,700 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 84,900. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Ehkili, Geblet, Jibali, Jibbali, Qarawi, Sehri, Shahari, Sheret, South Arabian. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Sindhi
[snd] Users: 14,700 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Sindhi.
Sinhala
[sin] Users: 35,700 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Southern, Sinhalese-Maldivian.
Swahili
[swh] Ash Sharqiyah South and Muscat governorates; urban centers Muscat and Sur. Users: 51,800 in Oman (2020). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Kiswahili. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.42).
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 44,300 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Tamil
[tam] Users: 23,700 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil.
Telugu
[tel] Users: 13,300 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, South-Central, Telugu.
Urdu
[urd] Users: 60,000 in Oman (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.