Jordan

Languages

Adyghe ady

Major cities. Users: 68,400 in Jordan (2015). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Adygey, West Circassian Classification: Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian

Arabic, Levantine Bedawi Spoken avl

Widespread but especially east. Users: 1,110,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken acm

Users: 1,000,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Najdi Spoken ars

Al ‘Aqabah, Al Mafraq, Az-Zarqa’, and southeast Ma‘an governorates; scattered settlements far eastern Jordan. Users: 101,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Najdi Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, North Levantine Spoken apc

Major cities. Users: 1,300,000 in Jordan (2021 Reliefweb), all users. , all refugees from Syria. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken ayp

Scattered. Users: 404,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, South Levantine Spoken ajp

‘Ajlun, Al Balqa’, Al Karak, Al Mafraq, ‘Amman, Irbid, Jarash, and Madaba governorates. Users: 5,560,000 in Jordan (2019). Total users in all countries: 12,632,300. Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Levantine Arabic, Palestinian-Jordanian, South Levantine Arabic Autonym: أردني‎ (Urduni) Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Standard arb

Widespread. Users: 5,770,000 in Jordan (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1952, Constitution, Article 2). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Armenian, Western hyw

Widespread. Users: 10,100 in Jordan (2019). Status: 7 (Shifting). Classification: Indo-European, Armenian

Chechen che

Al Mafraq and Az-Zarqa’ governorates; scattered communities north of Amman. Users: 5,100 in Jordan (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Nokhchi Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Nakh, Chechen-Ingush

Domari rmt

‘Amman governorate and Iraqi-Jordan border area (Al Mafraq governorate). Users: A few scattered and isolated speaker populations (Herin 2016). Ethnic population: 4,910 (2000). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Dom, Gypsy, Middle Eastern Romani, Nawar, Tsigene Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Dom

English eng

Users: 4,563,800 in Jordan, all users. L1 users: 13,800 in Jordan (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. L2 users: 4,550,000 (Ramaswami et al 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English

Jordanian Sign Language jos

Scattered. Users: 30,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 20,000–40,000 deaf signers, based on 0.2%–0.4% of the general population. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: LIU, Lughat al-Ishāra al-Urdunia, Lughat il-Ishaarah il-Urduniyyah Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language

Kabardian kbd

‘Amman, Az-Zarqa’, and Jarash governorates; Russeifa and Sweileh urban areas near the capital. Users: 121,000 in Jordan (2019). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian