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Arabic (221 million speakers)
Arabic is a member of the Semitic language family, which includes Hebrew Neo-Aramaic languages such as Syriac and Neo-Chaldean. Arabic is most often identified with the Middle East and North Africa, and is the official language of 26 countries. It sits alongside Hebrew as the official language of Israel, and has large populations of speakers in both Europe and North America. Additional, its classical variant is the language of the Qu'ran. Arabic is written in the Arabic script.
Common Arabic phrases include as-salaamu 'alaikum (Peace be with you, a formal greeting), Na'am (yes), and ismaHli (excuse me).
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