Languages · Asia
What Language Do They Speak in Bahrain?
The official language of Bahrain is Arabic. In total about 3 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Arabic (87%), Baharna Arabic (47%) and Malayalam (3%).
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Bahrain?
The official language of Bahrain is Arabic. In total about 3 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Arabic (87%), Baharna Arabic (47%) and Malayalam (3%).
What is the official language of Bahrain?
Arabic.
Is English spoken in Bahrain?
English is not widely spoken in Bahrain — learn a few words of Arabic before you go.
How many languages are spoken in Bahrain?
About 3 living languages — #187 in the world for linguistic diversity.
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).