In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Bahrain
The biggest languages present in Bahrain include:
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
The sole official language of the country is Arabic.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
Arabic
Arabic belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is the sole official language of Bahrain.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 422 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Writing | Arabic abjad |
| Major Arabic-speaking populations in: | 22 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Approximately 422 million people in more than 22 countries speak Arabic as either the first or a second language. Saudi, Mauritanian, and Kuwaiti markets, for example, might be expected to use Arabic in business and daily communications, at least to some extent.
In Bahrain approximately 55% or 936 thousand people use Arabic in their day-to-day communication.
Writing
Arabic employs the Arabic abjad. It is written in the right-to-left fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Bahraini market via the Arabic language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Arabic Document Translation
- Arabic Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Arabic E-Commerce Translation
Persian
Persian is a Iranian language, which is a branch of the Indo-European language family. It has no country-wide official status in Bahrain.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 110 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Persian abjad |
| Major Persian-speaking populations in: | 5 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Persian is spoken by around 110 million people around the world. Examples of countries, where Persian has a major presence, include:
- Iran
- Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan
- Afghanistan
Around 7% of the population of Bahrain speak Persian.
Writing
The Persian abjad is used for writing the Persian language. Being a subset of the Persian script, it uses some non-standard characters like پ ,ژ ,چ ,گ , overall 4 symbols.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Bahraini market via the Persian language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Persian Document Translation
- Persian Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Persian E-Commerce Translation
Urdu
Urdu is a Indo-Aryan language, which is a branch of the Indo-European language family. It has no country-wide official status in Bahrain.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 170.20 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Urdu abjad |
| Major Urdu-speaking populations in: | 5 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major Urdu-speaking populations in 5 countries. Countries with a significant number of people speaking the language include:
- India
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Nepal
Less than a quarter of the population speaks Urdu in Bahrain, 85 thousand people in total.
Writing
Urdu employs the Urdu script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Arabic script. It is written in the right-to-left fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Bahraini market via the Urdu language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Urdu Document Translation
- Urdu Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Urdu E-Commerce Translation
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