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1 (National)
Arabic, Standard
[arb]
1 (National). De facto national language. 4,040,000 in Palestine (2014 SIL), all users.
5 (Dispersed)
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken
[ajp]
5* (Dispersed). 4,000,000 in Palestine (2019).
Hebrew
[heb]
5* (Dispersed). 804,000 in Palestine (2019).
6a (Vigorous)
Arabic, Levantine Bedawi Spoken
[avl]
6a* (Vigorous). 28,300 in Palestine (2019).
6b (Threatened)
Armenian, Western
[hyw]
6b* (Threatened). 1,900 in Palestine (2019).
8b (Nearly extinct)
Domari
[rmt]
8b (Nearly extinct). 1 in Palestine (Matras 2019). Ethnic population: 2,000 (1997 Y. Matras).
9 (Second language only)
Samaritan Aramaic
[sam]
9 (Second language only). No known L1 speakers in Palestine. Ethnic population: No ethnic community. Total users in all countries: none known.
Samaritan Hebrew
[smp]
9 (Second language only). No known L1 speakers in Palestine. Ethnic population: No ethnic community. Total users in all countries: none known.
Unestablished
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
[arz]
Unestablished. 45,700 in Palestine (2019).
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc]
Unestablished. 14,800 in Palestine (2019).