Saudi Arabia

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Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Basic Law, Article 1). 206,000,000 L1 speakers of all Arabic varieties (Wiesenfeld 1999).

Arabic, Najdi Spoken

[ars] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 8,000,000 in Saudi Arabia. Population total all countries: 9,670,000.

Arabic, Gulf Spoken

[afb] 6a (Vigorous). 200,000 in Saudi Arabia.

Arabic, Hijazi Spoken

[acw] 6a (Vigorous). 6,000,000 in Saudi Arabia (1996). Population total all countries: 6,023,900.

Saudi Arabian Sign Language

[sdl] 6a (Vigorous).