Language: Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Find language
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
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Alawite | Turkey | 541,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.03 % | 0.01 % | 10 | ● |
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Alawite | Israel | 2,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Alawite | Lebanon | 147,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | ● |
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Alawite | Syria | 1,340,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 26 | ● |
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Arab | Costa Rica | 3,400 | 3 ● | Christianity | 84.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab | Cuba | 21,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab | Egypt | 96,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab | Kazakhstan | 600 | 1 ● | Islam | 4.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Arab | Luxembourg | 7,100 | 2 ● | Islam | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab | Mauritius | 800 | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Arab | Nicaragua | 700 | 2 ● | Islam | 30.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab | Somalia | 6,100 | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Arab, general | Ireland | 22,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 33.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, general | Hungary | 5,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 4.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Arab, general | Indonesia | 275,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 4.00 % | 0.10 % | 5 | |
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Arab, Jordanian | United Arab Emirates | 97,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Lebanese | United Arab Emirates | 49,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Belgium | 2,400 | 4 ● | Islam | 35.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Canada | 117,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 70.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Denmark | 12,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 34.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Cyprus | 1,600 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Dominican Republic | 3,700 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | French Guiana | 1,500 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | France | 24,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 34.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Gambia | 3,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 35.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Guinea | 5,600 | 2 ● | Islam | 15.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Israel | 17,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Jamaica | 21,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Mexico | 519,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Netherlands | 600 | 2 ● | Islam | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Côte d'Ivoire | 58,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Kuwait | 52,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Lebanon | 4,054,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 34.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | ● |
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Arab, Lebanese | Liberia | 58,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Morocco | 552,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 11 | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Niger | 6,900 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Norway | 2,300 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | New Zealand | 1,100 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Portugal | 20,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Nigeria | 39,000 | 4 ● | Islam | 31.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Paraguay | 500 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Panama | 7,900 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Qatar | 269,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 5 | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Serbia | 17,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Saudi Arabia | 334,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Spain | 1,300 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Sweden | 22,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Switzerland | 16,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | South Africa | 5,500 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Senegal | 76,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Sierra Leone | 46,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Syria | 80,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Togo | 8,400 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Turkey | 1,227,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 24 | |
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Arab, Lebanese | United Kingdom | 100,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | United States | 3,594,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Venezuela | 147,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Uganda | 15,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Yemen | 46,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | Zambia | 3,700 | 2 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Argentina | 1,473,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 38.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | United Arab Emirates | 39,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Syrian | Canada | 17,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 7.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Cyprus | 3,400 | 2 ● | Islam | 7.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Denmark | 5,800 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Finland | 1,100 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | France | 260,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Germany | 119,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Guadeloupe | 700 | 2 ● | Islam | 7.00 % | 0.13 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Greece | 5,800 | 2 ● | Islam | 9.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Israel | 1,700 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Iraq | 21,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Syrian | Jordan | 615,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Kuwait | 163,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Martinique | 600 | 2 ● | Islam | 7.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Netherlands | 8,300 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Norway | 23,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 10.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Lebanon | 174,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.50 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Nigeria | 19,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 9.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Suriname | 2,800 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Panama | 8,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Guinea-Bissau | 1,500 | 2 ● | Islam | 8.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Qatar | 243,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.10 % | 4 | |
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Arab, Syrian | Spain | 2,400 | 2 ● | Islam | 10.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Sudan | 100,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 8.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Sweden | 28,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Saudi Arabia | 170,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 4.00 % | 0.10 % | 3 | |
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Arab, Syrian | Senegal | 15,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Syria | 11,934,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | ● |
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Arab, Syrian | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,900 | 3 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | Turkey | 573,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.40 % | 11 | |
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Arab, Syrian | United Kingdom | 13,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 7.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | United States | 169,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 8.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | St Vincent and Grenadines | 500 | 2 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | West Bank / Gaza | 26,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Druze | France | 25,000 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Druze | Israel | 73,000 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Druze | Jordan | 41,000 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Druze | Lebanon | 272,000 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 5 | ● |
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Druze | Syria | 580,000 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.36 % | 0.36 % | 11 | ● |
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Druze | United Kingdom | 500 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Druze | United States | 1,100 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Jew, Syrian | Syria | 100 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Jew, Syrian | Lebanon | 1,800 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.09 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Syria | 11,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 105 | 30 ● | 143 |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.
** Only people groups speaking Arabic, North Levantine Spoken as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Arabic, North Levantine Spoken as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Arabic, North Levantine Spoken as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Arabic, North Levantine Spoken as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | apc |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Beqaa Arabic |
| Druze Arabic |
| Iqlim-Al-Kharrub Sunni Arabic |
| Jdaideh Arabic |
| Lebanese |
| Lebanese-Syrian Arabic |
| Levantine Arabic |
| Libano-mexicano |
| Metuali |
| Mount Lebanon Arabic |
| North Lebanese Arabic |
| North Levantine Arabic |
| North-Central Lebanese Arabic (Mount Lebanon Arabi |
| Saida Sunni Arabic |
| Shii |
| South Lebanese Arabic (Metuali) |
| South-Central Lebanese Arabic (Druze Arabic) |
| Standard Leb |
| Syro-Lebanese Arabic |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Aleppo |
| Beiruti |
| Damascus |
| North Lebanese |
| North Lebanese Literary |
| North-Central Lebanese |
| South Lebanese |
| South-Central Lebanese |
| Syrian Calamon |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Alawite |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken |
| Arabic, North Levantine: Aleppo |
| Arabic, North Levantine: Beiruti |
| Arabic, North Levantine: Central Syrian Damascus |
| Arabic, North Levantine: North Lebanese Literary |
| Arabic, North Levantine: Syrian Calamon |
| Arabic: Damascus |
| Arabic: Lebanon |
| Arabic: N. Levantine Spoken |
| Central Syrian Arabic |
| Damascus |
| Dayr 'atiyah |
| Druze Arabic |
| Lebanon |
| Metuali |
| N. Lebanese Literary |
| N. Levantine Spoken |
| Shii |
| Syrian Arabic: Dayr 'Atiyah |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1973 |
| New Testament | None Reported |
| Complete Bible | None Reported |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Not Available |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | New | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Arabic Bibles Online | |
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) | |
| General | God's Simple Plan |