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What Language Do They Speak in Oman?
The official language of Oman is Arabic. In total about 12 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Omani Arabic (82%), Arabic (81%) and Baluchi (5%).
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Oman
Most spoken languages in Oman
82%
Arabic Official
81%5%
Dhofari Arabic
3%Shehri
2%0.94%
Shihhi Arabic
0.49%Luwati
0.23%Kumzari
0.15%Hobyót
0.03%Harsusi
0.03%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Oman (12)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omani Arabic | 3,200,000 · 82% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Arabic | 3,160,611 · 81% | Afro-Asiatic | Official |
| Baluchi | 191,197 · 5% | — | — |
| Dhofari Arabic | 130,000 · 3% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Shehri | 85,000 · 2% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Persian | 36,678 · 0.94% | Indo-European | — |
| Shihhi Arabic | 19,000 · 0.49% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Luwati | 8,900 · 0.23% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Kumzari | 6,000 · 0.15% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Hobyót | 1,000 · 0.03% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Harsusi | 1,000 · 0.03% | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Bathari | — | Afro-Asiatic | Moribund |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Oman?
The official language of Oman is Arabic. In total about 12 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Omani Arabic (82%), Arabic (81%) and Baluchi (5%).
What is the official language of Oman?
Arabic.
Is English spoken in Oman?
English is not widely spoken in Oman — learn a few words of Arabic before you go.
How many languages are spoken in Oman?
About 12 living languages — #101 in the world for linguistic diversity. 3 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).