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What Language Do They Speak in Algeria?
The official languages of Algeria are Arabic and French. In total about 17 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Algerian Arabic (83%), Arabic (74%) and French (33%).
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Official languages
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Living languages · #74
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Most spoken languages in Algeria
All languages of Algeria (17)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algerian Arabic | 39,028,675 · 83% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Arabic | 34,796,650 · 74% | Afro-Asiatic | Official |
| French | 15,517,425 · 33% | Indo-European | Official |
| Hassaniyya | 5,172,475 · 11% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Kabyle | 3,667,755 · 8% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| English | 3,291,575 · 7% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Tachawit | 1,400,000 · 3% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Algerian Saharan Arabic | 310,000 · 0.66% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Tumzabt | 169,281 · 0.36% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| Chenoua | 56,300 · 0.12% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| Tahaggart Tamahaq | 44,000 · 0.09% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| Tagargrent | 20,000 · 0.04% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Taznatit | 12,225 · 0.03% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| Temacine Tamazight | 8,400 · 0.02% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Korandje | 3,000 · 0.01% | Songhay | Vulnerable |
| Tidikelt Tamazight | 1,000 · 0% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Ghadamès | — | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Algeria?
The official languages of Algeria are Arabic and French. In total about 17 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Algerian Arabic (83%), Arabic (74%) and French (33%).
What is the official language of Algeria?
Arabic and French.
Is English spoken in Algeria?
About 7% of people in Algeria speak English (3.3 million).
How many languages are spoken in Algeria?
About 17 living languages — #74 in the world for linguistic diversity. 5 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).