Saudi Arabia

Languages

Arabic ara

Users: Population total all languages: 356,469,580. Status:

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken arz

Users: 597,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity. 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: 500,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity. 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: 25,900,000 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: 33,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity. 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: Unestablished. 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: 171,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. 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

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: 795,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, 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

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

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

Telugu tel

Users: 349,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity. 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: 740,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity. 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