Arabic, Baharna Spoken

ABV

wider communication

Alternate Names: Baharna, Baharnah, Bahraini Shi’ite Arabic

Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Arabic ,.

Status Notes: De facto national working language.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
Central
South
Arabic

Demographics: 300,000 in Bahrain (1995). Population total all countries: 310,000.

Language Use: Negative attitudes. Also use Gulf Spoken Arabic [afb].

Spoken In: Bahrain

Writing System: Arabic

Nation of Origin: Bahrain

Other Comments: Muslim (Shi’a).