Yemen

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Official Name
Republic of Yemen
Population Full

29,884,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
70% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CSICH (2007), ICCPR (1987), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Johnstone 1967, Nyrop 1986, Sebeok 1970
Deaf Population
3,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Yemen is 12. All are living languages. Of these, 8 are indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 5 are vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 3 are dying. Also listed are 9 unestablished languages.