Kuwait

Extensive List of Languages of Kuwait: Spoken and Extinct Languages

Arabic, Gulf Spoken
[afb] 500,000 in Kuwait (1986). Alternate names: Khaliji. Dialects: Kuwaiti Hadari Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Standard
[arb] Middle East, North Africa. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Mehri
[gdq] 14,400 in Kuwait (2000). Scattered individuals. Alternate names: Mahri. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian

:: Reference ::
Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/

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