Living Semitic Languages By Number of Speakers
| lang | speakers |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 206,000,000 |
| Amharic | 27,000,000 |
| Tigrinya | 6,700,000 |
| Hebrew | 5,000,000 |
| Neo-Aramaic | 2,105,000 |
| Silt'e | 830,000 |
| Tigre | 800,000 |
| Sebat Bet Gurage | 440,000 |
| Maltese | 371,900 |
| Modern South Arabian | 360,000 |
| Inor | 280,000 |
| Soddo | 250,000 |
| Harari | 21,283 |
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