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What Language Do They Speak in Morocco?
The official languages of Morocco are Arabic, French and Central Atlas Tamazight. In total about 13 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Moroccan Arabic (87%), Arabic (62%) and French (36%).
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Official languages
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Living languages · #87
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Morocco
Most spoken languages in Morocco
Arabic Official
62%French De facto official
36%14%
Central Atlas Tamazight Official
10%5%
0.82%
Senhaja De Srair
0.23%Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
0.18%0.07%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Morocco (13)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moroccan Arabic | 32,527,212 · 87% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Arabic | 23,180,312 · 62% | Afro-Asiatic | Official |
| French | 13,459,536 · 36% | Indo-European | De facto official |
| Standard Moroccan Tamazight | 8,225,272 · 22% | — | — |
| English | 5,234,264 · 14% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Central Atlas Tamazight | 3,663,984 · 10% | Afro-Asiatic | Official |
| Tachelhit | 3,252,721 · 9% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Tarifit | 1,831,992 · 5% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Hassaniyya | 306,578 · 0.82% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Senhaja De Srair | 85,000 · 0.23% | Afro-Asiatic | Threatened |
| Judeo-Moroccan Arabic | 66,000 · 0.18% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Spanish | 24,301 · 0.07% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Ghomara | 10,000 · 0.03% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Morocco?
The official languages of Morocco are Arabic, French and Central Atlas Tamazight. In total about 13 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Moroccan Arabic (87%), Arabic (62%) and French (36%).
What is the official language of Morocco?
Arabic, French and Central Atlas Tamazight.
Is English spoken in Morocco?
About 14% of people in Morocco speak English (5.2 million).
How many languages are spoken in Morocco?
About 13 living languages — #87 in the world for linguistic diversity. 2 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).