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ISO 15924 · ArabArabic script

Arabic script is an abjad, written right-to-left, in use since 400. In this index it writes 109 languages; the largest group, 34, belongs to the Afroasiatic family.

109 languagesQ1828555

Sample of the Arabic script — Sample: Unknown Calligrapher · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
arbStandard Arabicالعربية الفصحى	`arb`	Afroasiatic		335 m	1 · National
araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة	`ara`	Afroasiatic	+36	315.4 m	Safe
arzEgyptian Arabicاللغه المصريه الحديثه	`arz`	Afroasiatic		100.5 m	3 · Wider Communication
tamTamilதமிழ்	`tam`	Dravidian	+5	83 m	2 · Provincial
fasFarsiفارسی	`fas`	Indo-European	+7	70 m	Safe
pusPashtoپښتو ژبه	`pus`	Indo-European	+6	50 m	Safe
apcLevantine Arabic	`apc`	Afroasiatic	+3	44 m
hauHausa	`hau`	Afroasiatic	+5	43.9 m	2 · Provincial
arqAlgerian Arabicدريرية	`arq`	Afroasiatic		42.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
azeAzerbaijaniAzərbaycan dili	`aze`	Turkic	+13	35 m	Safe
apdSudanese Arabic	`apd`	—		31.9 m	3 · Wider Communication
aryMoroccan Arabicالداريجة	`ary`	Afroasiatic		27.5 m	3 · Wider Communication
uzbUzbekOʻzbek tili	`uzb`	Western Karluk		27 m	Safe
apcNorth Levantine Arabic	`apc`	Afroasiatic	+1	24.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
aecSaʽidi Arabicصعيدي‎	`aec`	Afroasiatic		22.4 m	6a · Vigorous
kurKurdishZimanê Kurdî	`kur`	Indo-European	+5	21 m	Safe
tzmCentral Atlas TamazightTmaziɣt n waṭlas anammas	`tzm`	—		17 m	6a · Vigorous
acmMesopotamian Arabicلهجة عراقية	`acm`	Afroasiatic		15.7 m	3 · Wider Communication
kauKanurikanuri	`kau`	Nilo-Saharan	+3	15 m
azbSouth Azerbaijaniتورك ديلی	`azb`	Turkic		14.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
kmrKurmanjiZimanê Kurdî	`kmr`	Indo-European	+3	14.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
kazKazakhқазақ тілі	`kaz`	Turkic	+9	13.2 m	1 · National
mwrMarwariमारवाड़ी	`mwr`	Indo-European		13 m
aynSanʽani Arabic	`ayn`	Afroasiatic		11.4 m	6a · Vigorous
aebTunisian ArabicTounsi	`aeb`	Afroasiatic		11.2 m	3 · Wider Communication
acqTaʽizzi-Adeni Arabic	`acq`	Afroasiatic		10.5 m	6a · Vigorous
uigUyghurئۇيغۇر	`uig`	Eastern Karluk	+5	10.4 m	2 · Provincial
kncCentral Kanuri	`knc`	Nilo-Saharan	+1	9.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
shiTashelhitTaclḥit	`shi`	Afroasiatic		8 m	5 · Developing
ckbCentral Kurdishکوردیی ناوەندی	`ckb`	Indo-European		7.2 m	2 · Provincial
oakNoakhali	`oak`	Indo-European		7 m
pstCentral Pashto	`pst`	Indo-European		6.5 m	6a · Vigorous
acwHijazi Saudi	`acw`	Afroasiatic		6 m	6a · Vigorous
bewBetawibasa Betawi	`bew`	Austronesian		5 m	6b · Threatened
kirKyrgyzКыргыз тили	`kir`	Turkic		4.6 m	1 · National
ayhHadhrami Arabicاللهجة الحضرمية	`ayh`	Afroasiatic	+5	4.5 m	6a · Vigorous
aylLibyan Arabic	`ayl`	Afroasiatic		4.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
uzsSouthern Uzbekاوزبیک تورکچه	`uzs`	Western Karluk		4.2 m	2 · Provincial
meyHassaniya Arabic	`mey`	Afroasiatic	+1	3.8 m	3 · Wider Communication
mznMazanderaniمازرونی زبون	`mzn`	Indo-European		3.3 m	5 · Developing
bgpEastern Balochi	`bgp`	Indo-European		3 m	5 · Developing
luoDholuo	`luo`	Nilo-Saharan		3 m	5 · Developing
sdhSouthern Kurdish	`sdh`	Indo-European		3 m	6a · Vigorous
shuChadian Arabicلهجة تشادية	`shu`	—	+4	2.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
glkGilakiگيلکي	`glk`	Indo-European		2.5 m	4 · Educational
susSusuSosoxui	`sus`	Niger–Congo		2.4 m	4 · Educational
shyShawiyaTacawit	`shy`	Afroasiatic		2.3 m	6a · Vigorous
kokKonkani	`kok`	—		2.3 m
rhgRohingya	`rhg`	Indo-European		1.8 m	6a · Vigorous
zzaZazaki	`zza`	Indo-European		1.6 m	Vulnerable
kbdKabardianКъэбэрдей	`kbd`	North Caucasian	+4	1.6 m	5 · Developing
lkiLaki	`lki`	Indo-European		1.5 m	6a · Vigorous
lrcNorthern Luriلۊری	`lrc`	—		1.5 m	6a · Vigorous
mfaPattani Malayบา'ซอ 'นายู 'ตานิง	`mfa`	Austronesian		1.5 m	5 · Developing
cheChechenНохчийн мотт	`che`	Northeast Caucasian	+2	1.4 m	2 · Provincial
mnkMandinkaMandinka kaŋo	`mnk`	Niger–Congo	+7	1.4 m	5 · Developing
rmtDomari	`rmt`	Indo-European		1.3 m	7 · Shifting
tmhTuareg	`tmh`	Afroasiatic	+2	1.2 m	Vulnerable
bakBashkirбашҡортса‎	`bak`	Turkic	+1	1.2 m	2 · Provincial
srrSererSeereer	`srr`	Niger–Congo		1.2 m	5 · Developing
bejBeja	`bej`	Afroasiatic		1.2 m	5 · Developing
luzSouthern Luriلری دۊمنی	`luz`	—		1 m	6a · Vigorous
tlyTalyshTolyšə zyvon	`tly`	Indo-European		764,400	4 · Educational
sclShinaݜݨیاٗ	`scl`	—		720,200	6a · Vigorous
fiaNobiin	`fia`	Nilo-Saharan		669,000	6b · Threatened
adyAdygheАдыгабзэ	`ady`	North Caucasian	+1	575,900	2 · Provincial
kumKumykкъумукъ тил	`kum`	Turkic		426,212	5 · Developing
zdjNgazidja Comorian	`zdj`	Niger–Congo		312,000	5 · Developing
mdeMaba	`mde`	Nilo-Saharan		296,000	3 · Wider Communication
bftBaltiསྦལ་ཏི།	`bft`	Ladakhi–Balti		290,000	5 · Developing
khwKhowarکھووار	`khw`	—		290,000	3 · Wider Communication
mzbMozabite	`mzb`	Afroasiatic		150,000	6b · Threatened
mveMarwari	`mve`	Indo-European		146,000	4 · Educational
wmwMwaniKimwani	`wmw`	Niger–Congo		100,000	5 · Developing
sghShughnixuɣ̌nůni ziv / хуг̌ну̊ни зив	`sgh`	—		64,800	6a · Vigorous
bskBurushaskiبُرُݸشسکݵ	`bsk`	—		55,000	6a · Vigorous
tftTernatebahasa Ternate	`tft`	West Papuan		42,000	6b · Threatened
kcnNubi	`kcn`	Arabic-based pidgin and creole languages		42,000	6b · Threatened
hacGorani	`hac`	Indo-European		40,000	7 · Shifting
tdaGadal	`tda`	Nilo-Saharan		26,900	6a · Vigorous
harHarari	`har`	Afroasiatic		25,810	4 · Educational
wblWakhiښیکوار زیک	`wbl`	Indo-European	+1	23,681	6a · Vigorous
ldmLandoma	`ldm`	Niger–Congo		15,000	6a · Vigorous
bsgBashkardi	`bsg`	Indo-European		7,030	7 · Shifting
xheKhetrani	`xhe`	—		4,000	6a · Vigorous
acyCypriot Arabic	`acy`	Afroasiatic		140	7 · Shifting
otaOttoman Turkishلسان عثمانى	`ota`	Turkic
chgChagatai	`chg`	Turkic			10 · Extinct
mxiMozarabic	`mxi`	Indo-European
afbGulf Arabic	`afb`	Afroasiatic	+5		3 · Wider Communication
darDargwaдарган мез	`dar`	Northeast Caucasian			4 · Educational
xcoKhwarezmian	`xco`	Indo-European
xboBulgar	`xbo`	Turkic
xaaAndalusian Arabicعربية أندلسية	`xaa`	Afroasiatic
zumKumzari	`zum`	Indo-European			8a · Moribund
sqrSiculo-Arabicصقلية عربية	`sqr`	—
acxOmani Arabicاللهجات العمانية	`acx`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
adfDhofari Arabic	`adf`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
arsNajdi Arabic	`ars`	Afroasiatic			3 · Wider Communication
abvBahrani Arabicلهجة بحرانية	`abv`	Afroasiatic			3 · Wider Communication
avlBedawi Arabic	`avl`	Afroasiatic	+2		6a · Vigorous
aypNorth Mesopotamian Arabic	`ayp`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
gbzZoroastrian Dari	`gbz`	—			8a · Moribund
ajtJudeo-Tunisian Arabic	`ajt`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
xqaKarakhanid	`xqa`	Turkic
wneTareeno	`wne`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
xngMiddle Mongolian	`xng`	Mongolic
auzUzbeki Arabic	`auz`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
fufPular	`fuf`	Niger–Congo			2 · Provincial

109 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata