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South Arabian languages. Yemen is together with Oman, the home region of South Arabian languages; there are 6 such languages still alive tday. In Yemen there are two major South Arabian languages: Mehri; and Socotri. The third language of some size, Shehri, is not listed among spoken languages in Yemen. Mehri is spoken by the Mahra people. Socotri is the language of Socotra, but the natives to Socotra are not distinguished as a separate native group.
Language in Saudi Arabia. Arabic is the official language of Saudi Arabia, but English is widely spoken. It is used in business and is a compulsory second language in schools. Among the non-Saudi population, many people speak Urdu, the official language of Pakistan, and other Asian languages such as Farsi and Turkish. Arabic is spoken by almost 200 million people in more than 22 countries. It is the language of the Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam, and of Arab poetry and literature. While spoken Arabic varies from country to country, classical Arabic has remained unchanged for centuries. In Saudi, there are differences between the dialects spoken in urban areas and those spoken in rural areas.