Libya

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Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2011, Constitutional Declaration, Article 1).

Arabic, Libyan Spoken

[ayl] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 4,000,000 in Libya (2006), increasing. Population total all countries: 4,320,500.

Domari

[rmt] 6a (Vigorous). 33,000 in Libya (2006).

Libyan Sign Language

[lbs] 6a (Vigorous).

Ghadamès

[gha] 6b (Threatened). 10,000 in Libya (2006). Population total all countries: 12,000.

Nafusi

[jbn] 6b (Threatened). 184,000 in Libya (2006). Preschool children are monolingual in Nafusi. Population total all countries: 210,000.

Tamahaq, Tahaggart

[thv] 6b (Threatened). 17,000 in Libya (2006).

Awjilah

[auj] 8a (Moribund). 3,000 (2000). Women are monolingual.

Sawknah

[swn] 8b (Nearly extinct). 5,600 (2006).