Oman

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1 (National)

Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1996, Basic Law, Article 3). 2,140,000 in Oman (2015 SIL), all users.

3 (Wider communication)

English

[eng] 3 (Wider communication). 17,300 in Oman (2020 Joshua Project).

5 (Dispersed)

Arabic, Gulf Spoken

[afb] 5* (Dispersed). 788,000 in Oman (2020).

Persian, Iranian

[pes] 5* (Dispersed). 67,900 in Oman (2020).

Swahili

[swh] 5* (Dispersed). 51,800 in Oman (2020).

6a (Vigorous)

Arabic, Baharna Spoken

[abv] 6a* (Vigorous). 17,900 in Oman (2020).

Arabic, Dhofari Spoken

[adf] 6a* (Vigorous). 125,000 (2020).

Arabic, Omani Spoken

[acx] 6a* (Vigorous). 2,140,000 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 2,877,200.

Arabic, Shihhi Spoken

[ssh] 6a* (Vigorous). 17,900 in Oman (2020).

Luwati

[luv] 6a* (Vigorous). 8,940 (2020).

6b (Threatened)

Balochi, Southern

[bcc] 6b* (Threatened). 127,000 in Oman (2020). Ethnic population: 312,000 (1993).

Kumzari

[zum] 6b* (Threatened). 5,360 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 6,060 (as L1: 6,030; as L2: 30).

Mehri

[gdq] 6b* (Threatened). 89,400 in Oman (2020).

Shehri

[shv] 6b* (Threatened). 44,700 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 84,900.

7 (Shifting)

Harsusi

[hss] 7 (Shifting). 600 (2011).

8a (Moribund)

Hobyót

[hoh] 8a (Moribund). 100 in Oman (1998 H. Mutzafi).

8b (Nearly extinct)

Bathari

[bhm] 8b (Nearly extinct). 200 in Oman (2011).

Unestablished

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken

[arz] Unestablished. 75,200 in Oman (2020).

Arabic, South Levantine Spoken

[ajp] Unestablished. 17,900 in Oman (2020).

Arabic, Sudanese Spoken

[apd] Unestablished. 19,700 in Oman (2020).

Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken

[acq] Unestablished. 16,300 in Oman (2020).

Bengali

[ben] Unestablished. 547,000 in Oman (2020).

Gujarati

[guj] Unestablished. 14,900 in Oman (2020).

Hindi

[hin] Unestablished. 100,000 in Oman (2020).

Malayalam

[mal] Unestablished. 228,000 in Oman (2020).

Marathi

[mar] Unestablished. 14,000 in Oman (2020).

Nepali

[npi] Unestablished. 11,900 in Oman (International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2019), based on nationality.

Punjabi, Eastern

[pan] Unestablished. 18,000 in Oman (2020).

Punjabi, Western

[pnb] Unestablished. 14,200 in Oman (2020).

Sindhi

[snd] Unestablished. 14,700 in Oman (2020).

Sinhala

[sin] Unestablished. 35,700 in Oman (2020).

Tagalog

[tgl] Unestablished. 44,300 in Oman (2020).

Tamil

[tam] Unestablished. 23,700 in Oman (2020).

Telugu

[tel] Unestablished. 13,300 in Oman (2020).

Urdu

[urd] Unestablished. 60,000 in Oman (2020).

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