Syria

Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1973, Constitution, Article 4). 15,900,000 in Syria (2015 SIL), all users.

3 (Wider communication)

Arabic, North Levantine Spoken

[apc] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 13,600,000 in Syria (2019). Total users in all countries: 31,437,480 (as L1: 29,778,480; as L2: 359,000).

5 (Dispersed)

Adyghe

[ady] 5* (Dispersed). 25,300 in Syria (2019).

Azerbaijani, South

[azb] 5* (Dispersed). 31,900 in Syria (2019).

Kurdish, Northern

[kmr] 5* (Dispersed). 1,370,000 in Syria (2019).

Ossetic

[oss] 5* (Dispersed). 50,000 in Syria (2019).

Turkmen

[tuk] 5* (Dispersed). 109,000 in Syria (2019).

5 (Developing)

Armenian, Western

[hyw] 5* (Developing). 60,000 in Syria (2019).

6a (Vigorous)

Arabic, Levantine Bedawi Spoken

[avl] 6a* (Vigorous). 71,000 in Syria (2019).

Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken

[acm] 6a* (Vigorous). 49,200 in Syria (2019).

Arabic, Najdi Spoken

[ars] 6a* (Vigorous). 1,220,000 in Syria (2019).

Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken

[ayp] 6a* (Vigorous). 300,000 in Syria (1992).

6b (Threatened)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

[aii] 6b* (Threatened). 164,000 in Syria (2019). Ethnic population: 700,000.

Domari

[rmt] 6b* (Threatened). A few scattered and isolated speaker populations (Herin 2016). Ethnic population: 37,000 (2005).

Kabardian

[kbd] 6b* (Threatened). 34,800 in Syria (2019).

7 (Shifting)

Turoyo

[tru] 7 (Shifting). 23,200 in Syria (2019).

Western Neo-Aramaic

[amw] 7 (Shifting). 17,400 (2019).

10 (Extinct)

Lomavren

[rmi] 10 (Extinct). No known L1 speakers in Syria.

Mlahsö

[lhs] 10 (Extinct). No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Ibrahim Hanna, died in 1998.

Unestablished

Abkhaz

[abk] Unestablished. 5,000 in Syria (2014 NCRP).

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken

[arz] Unestablished. 70,200 in Syria (2019).

Arabic, South Levantine Spoken

[ajp] Unestablished. 33,300 in Syria (2019).

Chaldean Neo-Aramaic

[cld] Unestablished. 5,430 in Syria (2019).

Chechen

[che] Unestablished. 4,420 in Syria (2019).

French

[fra] Unestablished. 10,100 in Syria (2019).

Persian, Iranian

[pes] Unestablished. 47,000 in Syria (2019).

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