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Arabic (alongside English) was an official language in South Sudan from 1863 (these days a part of Egypt Eyalet (1517–1867)) until 2011 (that time the independent state Republic of South Sudan), when the former government canceled Arabic as an official language. Since 2011 English is the sole official language of South Sudan.
Typical parameters that may be applied include: whether Arabic is widely spoken; whether Arabic is an official or national language; or whether an Arabic cognate language is widely spoken. Varieties of Arabic. While Arabic dialects are spoken in a number of Arab League states, Literary Arabic is official in all of them. Several states have ...
The five major languages in the Middle East and North Africa are: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish and Kurdish. [15] There are approximately 571 million speakers of the five languages including individuals speaking the language outside of the Middle East and North Africa. [3]
This is a list of official languages by country and territory. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a national language , regional language , or minority language .
Pages in category "Countries and territories where Arabic is an official language" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Currently, three major non-Arabic languages are widely used: Kurdish (in northern Iraq and parts of Syria), Berber (in North Africa), and Somali (in the Horn of Africa). There are several minority languages that are still spoken today, such as Afar, Armenian, Hebrew, Nubian, Persian, Aramaic, and Turkish.
Arabs in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Arapları; Arabic: عرب تركيا) are about 1.5 million or 5 million (including the Syrian refugees) [10] [11] [12] [6] citizens or residents of Turkey who are ethnically of Arab descent.
Egyptian Arabic, spoken by 67 million people in Egypt. [102] It is one of the most understood varieties of Arabic, due in large part to the widespread distribution of Egyptian films and television shows throughout the Arabic-speaking world. Levantine Arabic, spoken by about 44 million people in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and Turkey.