Saudi Arabia
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Arabic
[ara] A macrolanguage. Population total all languages (L1 only): 361,823,380. Includes: Algerian Saharan Spoken Arabic [aao] (Algeria), Algerian Spoken Arabic [arq] (Algeria), Baharna Spoken Arabic [abv] (Bahrain), Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] (Chad), Cypriot Spoken Arabic [acy] (Cyprus), Dhofari Spoken Arabic [adf] (Oman), Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Arabic [avl] (Egypt), Egyptian Spoken Arabic [arz] (Egypt), Gulf Spoken Arabic [afb] (Kuwait), Hadrami Spoken Arabic [ayh] (Yemen), Hijazi Spoken Arabic [acw], Juba Arabic [pga] (South Sudan), Libyan Spoken Arabic [ayl] (Libya), Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic [acm] (Iraq), Moroccan Spoken Arabic [ary] (Morocco), Najdi Spoken Arabic [ars], North Levantine Spoken Arabic [apc] (Syria), North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic [ayp] (Iraq), Omani Spoken Arabic [acx] (Oman), Sa’idi Spoken Arabic [aec] (Egypt), Sanaani Spoken Arabic [ayn] (Yemen), Shihhi Spoken Arabic [ssh] (United Arab Emirates), South Levantine Spoken Arabic [ajp] (Jordan), Standard Arabic [arb], Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd] (Sudan), Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken Arabic [acq] (Yemen), Tajiki Spoken Arabic [abh] (Tajikistan), Tunisian Spoken Arabic [aeb] (Tunisia), Uzbeki Spoken Arabic [auz] (Uzbekistan).
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
[arz] Users: 2,900,000 in Saudi Arabia (2017 Egypt Independent), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Gulf Spoken
[afb] Eastern Province and Najran region: southeast Kuwait border inland, east to Persian Gulf north of Al Damman; south, Yeman and Oman borders. Users: 962,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Gulf Spoken. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Hijazi Spoken
[acw] ‘Asir, Bahah, Jizan, Madinah, Makkah, and Tabuk provinces; entire Red Sea coast and inland. Users: 10,300,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Total users in all countries: 10,792,400. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Hejazi Arabic, West Arabian Colloquial Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Najdi Spoken
[ars] Widespread, especially interior areas; includes Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Qasim, and Ha’il provinces; Al Madinah al Munawwarah province: Ta’if area and east; Ash Sharqiyah province north; Ar Riyad province: all but southeast; ’Asir and Najran provinces: south and west; Jizan province: small border area; Tabuk province: northeast. Users: 14,600,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Total users in all countries: 18,153,010. Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Najdi. Autonym: نجدي (Najdi). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Users: 900,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Omani Spoken
[acx] Users: 132,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Sanaani Spoken
[ayn] Scattered. Users: 264,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken
[ajp] Scattered. Users: 415,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Widespread. Users: 24,900,000 in Saudi Arabia (2014 SIL), all users. Total users in all countries: 273,989,700. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Basic Law, Article 1). Alternate Names: Al-’Arabiyya, Literary Arabic. Autonym: العربية (al-ʻArabīyah). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
[apd] Users: 163,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken
[acq] Scattered. Users: 381,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Balochi, Southern
[bcc] Users: 16,700 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Balochi.
Bengali
[ben] Users: 2,265,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020 Anadolu Agency). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
Chinese, Mandarin
[cmn] Users: 132,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
English
[eng] Users: 101,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Faifi
[fif] Jizan region: Jebel Faifa. Users: 50,000 (2009 A. Alfaifi). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Al-fayfiyah, Al-fifiyah, Fifi. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central.
French
[fra] Users: 33,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Hindi
[hin] Widespread. Users: 817,000 in Saudi Arabia (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Indonesian
[ind] Users: 99,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay.
Jibbali
[shv] Scattered. Users: 40,200 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Shehri. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Kabardian
[kbd] Users: 26,500 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian.
Korean
[kor] Users: 173,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Koreanic.
Mehri
[gdq] Eastern Province, Najran, and Riyadh regions. Users: 20,000 in Saudi Arabia (2012 Al Arabiya). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian.
Nepali
[npi] Users: 234,000 in Saudi Arabia (International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2019), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, Eastern Pahari.
Pashto, Northern
[pbu] Users: 197,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pashto.
Persian, Iranian
[pes] Users: 232,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Punjabi, Eastern
[pan] Users: 307,000 in Saudi Arabia (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Panjabi.
Punjabi, Western
[pnb] Users: 1,052,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Panjabi, Western Panjabi.
Rohingya
[rhg] Users: 500,000 in Saudi Arabia (2017 The Arakan Project), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
Saraiki
[skr] Users: 210,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Panjabi, Western Panjabi.
Saudi Arabian Sign Language
[sdl] Scattered. Users: 100,000 (2008 WFD). About 0.3% of total population. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Sindhi
[snd] Users: 251,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Sindhi.
Somali
[som] Users: 69,600 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali.
Swahili
[swh] Users: 395,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.42).
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 929,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Tamil
[tam] Users: 433,000 in Saudi Arabia (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil.
Telugu
[tel] Users: 451,000 in Saudi Arabia (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, South-Central, Telugu.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 33,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Urdu
[urd] Users: 930,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Uyghur
[uig] Users: 8,730 in Saudi Arabia (2018), based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Eastern.