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SITE SEARCHSITE MAPEthnologueWeb versionCountry indexAsiaLebanonLanguages of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon, al-Jumhouriya al-Lubnaniya. 3,777,218. National or official languages: Standard Arabic, French. Literacy rate: 70% to 75%. Also includes Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (1,000), Chaldean Neo-Aramaic (18,000), Turoyo (18,000). Information mainly from T. Sebeok 1963; H. Fleisch 1974; W. Fischer and O. Jastrow 1980. Blind population: 5,000. Deaf population: 219,480. Deaf institutions: 13. The number of languages listed for Lebanon is 6. Of those, all are living languages.Living languagesArabic, North Levantine Spoken[apc]3,900,000 in Lebanon (1991).Throughout Lebanon.Alternate names: Levantine Arabic, Lebanese-Syrian Arabic, Syro-Lebanese Arabic.Dialects: North Lebanese Arabic, South Lebanese Arabic (Shii, Metuali), North-Central Lebanese Arabic (Mount Lebanon Arabic), South-Central Lebanese Arabic (Druze Arabic), Standard Lebanese Arabic, Beqaa Arabic, Sunni Beiruti Arabic, Saida Sunni Arabic, Iqlim-Al-Kharrub Sunni Arabic, Jdaideh Arabic.Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, ArabicMore information.Arabic, Standard[arb]Middle East, North Africa.Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, ArabicMore information.Armenian[hye]234,600 in Lebanon (1986).Alternate names: Ermenice, Armanski, Haieren, Somkhuri.Dialects: Western Armenian.Classification: Indo-European, ArmenianMore information.English[eng]3,300 in Lebanon (2004).Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, EnglishMore information.French[fra]16,600 in Lebanon (2004).Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, FrenchMore information.Kurdish, Northern[kmr]75,000 in Lebanon (2002 Meho). Ethnic population: 215,384 (2000 WCD).Beirut, also Sidon, Tripoli, and Biqa Valley.Dialects: Mhallami (Mardinli).Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, KurdishMore information.This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.),2005.Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition.Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version:http://www.ethnologue.com/.Ethnologue: Web |Ethnologue: Print |Bibliography |Publications Catalog |Software Who we are |Shopping cart |Site search |Site map |Home Contact usTerms of Use|Privacy Policy|External LinksCopyright copy; 2006 SIL International
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