The Tasmanian Language Cafe

Duha Al Rababah

Origins: Amman-Jordan

Residency: Hobart-Tasmania

Language: Arabic

Speakers: 371 million.

Speakers in Tasmania: 972 (ABS Census 2021)

Countries where it is spoken: Saudí Arabia, Argelia, Bahréin, Chad, Comoros, Yibuti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Omán, Qatar, Somalia, Sudán, Siria, Tunisia, Yemen and the territory recognise as Palestine.

Alphabet: Arabic alphabet.

Official Status: Official language in 22 countries and partly spoken as a mother tongue in 11 other countries and Palestine.

National Language Day: 18 December

Origins:	Amman-Jordan
Residency:	Hobart-Tasmania
Language:	Arabic
Speakers:	371 million.
Speakers in Tasmania:	972 (ABS Census 2021)
Countries where it is spoken:	Saudí Arabia, Argelia, Bahréin, Chad, Comoros, Yibuti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Omán, Qatar, Somalia, Sudán, Siria, Tunisia, Yemen and the territory recognise as Palestine.
Alphabet:	Arabic alphabet.
Official Status:	Official language in 22 countries and partly spoken as a mother tongue in 11 other countries and Palestine.
National Language Day:	18 December