Israel

Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1922, Palestine Order in Council, Article 82, 10 October).

Hebrew

[heb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1922, Palestine Order in Council, Article 82, 10 October). 4,850,000 in Israel (1998). Population total all countries: 5,302,770.

3 (Wider communication)

Arabic, South Levantine Spoken

[ajp] 3 (Wider communication). De facto language of national identity. 910,000 in Israel.

English

[eng] 3 (Wider communication). 100,000 in Israel (1993).

4 (Educational)

Adyghe

[ady] 4 (Educational). 3,000 in Israel (1987).

Amharic

[amh] 4 (Educational). 40,000 in Israel (1994 H. Mutzafi).

Hungarian

[hun] 4 (Educational). 70,000 in Israel (1998 H. Mutzafi).

Judeo-Tat

[jdt] 4 (Educational). 70,000 in Israel (1998).

Ladino

[lad] 4 (Educational). 100,000 in Israel (1985). Population total all countries: 112,130.

Yiddish, Eastern

[ydd] 4 (Educational). 215,000 in Israel (1986). Population total all countries: 1,505,030.

5 (Dispersed)

Polish

[pol] 5 (Dispersed). 100,000 in Israel (1992 H. Mutzafi).

Romanian

[ron] 5 (Dispersed). 250,000 in Israel (1993 Statistical Abstract of Israel).

Russian

[rus] 5 (Dispersed). 750,000 in Israel (1999 H. Mutzafi).

5 (Developing)

Israeli Sign Language

[isr] 5 (Developing). 5,000 users including some hearing persons (Van Cleve 1986).

6a (Vigorous)

Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language

[syy] 6a (Vigorous). 140 (Sandler et al. 2005). Also used by many of the 3,500 hearing people in the village.

Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni

[jye] 6a (Vigorous). 50,000 in Israel (1995 Y. Kara). Population total all countries: 51,000.

Domari

[rmt] 6a (Vigorous). 2,000 in Israel (1997 Y. Matras). Palestine.

Judeo-Georgian

[jge] 6a (Vigorous). 59,800 in Israel (2000). Population total all countries: 79,800.

Yiddish Sign Language

[yds] 6a (Vigorous).

7 (Shifting)

Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi

[yhd] 7 (Shifting). 100,000 in Israel (1994). Population total all countries: 151,820.

Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan

[aju] 7 (Shifting). 250,000 in Israel (1992 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 258,930.

Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian

[yud] 7 (Shifting). 30,000 in Israel (1994 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 35,000.

Arabic, Judeo-Tunisian

[ajt] 7 (Shifting). 45,000 in Israel (1995 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 45,500.

Armenian

[hye] 7 (Shifting). 3,000 in Israel (1971).

Bukharic

[bhh] 7 (Shifting). 50,000 in Israel (1995 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 110,000.

Dzhidi

[jpr] 7 (Shifting). 60,000 in Israel (1995).

Judeo-Berber

[jbe] 7 (Shifting). 2,000 (1992 B. Podolsky).

Lishán Didán

[trg] 7 (Shifting). 4,230 in Israel (2001). Population total all countries: 4,450.

Lishana Deni

[lsd] 7 (Shifting). 7,500 (1999 H. Mutzafi). Ethnic population: 9,060.

Lishanid Noshan

[aij] 7 (Shifting). 2,200 (1994 H. Mutzafi).

Tigrigna

[tir] 7 (Shifting). 10,000 in Israel (1994 H. Mutzafi).

8a (Moribund)

Hulaulá

[huy] 8a (Moribund). 10,000 in Israel (1999 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 10,350.

8b (Nearly extinct)

Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic

[bjf] 8b (Nearly extinct). 20 (2004 H. Mutzafi).

Yevanic

[yej] 8b (Nearly extinct). 35 in Israel. Population total all countries: 50.

9 (Dormant)

Hebrew, Ancient

[hbo] 9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers.

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