Arabic, Baharna Spoken

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A language of Bahrain

ISO 639-3
abv
Alternate Names
Baharna, Baharnah, Bahraini Shi’ite Arabic
Population

300,000 in Bahrain (1995). Population total all countries: 310,000.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language.

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Use

Negative attitudes. Also use Gulf Spoken Arabic [afb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Baharna Spoken
Writing

Arabic script [Arab].

Other Comments

Muslim (Shi’a).

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