Yemen

Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1991, Constitution, Article 2). 17,700,000 in Yemen (2015 SIL), all users.

4 (Educational)

English

[eng] 4 (Educational). 2,714,400 in Yemen, all users. L1 users: 14,400 in Yemen (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. L2 users: 2,700,000 (Ramaswami et al 2012).

6a (Vigorous)

Arabic, Gulf Spoken

[afb] 6a* (Vigorous). 15,900 in Yemen (2020).

Arabic, Hadrami Spoken

[ayh] 6a* (Vigorous). 5,100,000 in Yemen (2020). Total users in all countries: 5,113,000.

Arabic, Sanaani Spoken

[ayn] 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of provincial identity in North Yemen. 12,300,000 in Yemen (2020). Total users in all countries: 12,567,960.

Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken

[acq] 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of provincial identity in South Yemen. 10,800,000 in Yemen (2020). Total users in all countries: 11,821,100.

Rāziḥī

[rzh] 6a* (Vigorous). 62,900 (2004 census).

6b (Threatened)

Soqotri

[sqt] 6b (Threatened). 111,000 (2020).

7 (Shifting)

Mehri

[gdq] 7 (Shifting). 92,300 in Yemen (2020). Total users in all countries: 228,900.

8a (Moribund)

Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni

[jye] 8a (Moribund). 300 in Yemen (2010 J. Berer). Total users in all countries: 37,570.

Hobyót

[hoh] 8a (Moribund). 400 in Yemen (Simeone-Senelle 2010). Total users in all countries: 500.

8b (Nearly extinct)

Bathari

[bhm] 8b (Nearly extinct).

Unestablished

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken

[arz] Unestablished. 15,900 in Yemen (2020).

Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken

[acm] Unestablished. 39,700 in Yemen (2020).

Arabic, North Levantine Spoken

[apc] Unestablished. 22,300 in Yemen (2020).

Arabic, Omani Spoken

[acx] Unestablished. 156,000 in Yemen (2020).

Arabic, Sudanese Spoken

[apd] Unestablished. 391,000 in Yemen (2020).

Hindi

[hin] Unestablished. 316,000 in Yemen (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Malay

[zlm] Unestablished. 44,500 in Yemen (2020).

Persian, Iranian

[pes] Unestablished. 22,300 in Yemen (2020).

Somali

[som] Unestablished. 461,000 in Yemen (2020).

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