Languages of Iraq
| Languages of Iraq | |
|---|---|
Sign near Araden with text in Neo-Aramaic, Kurdish and Arabic | |
| Official | Arabic and Kurdish |
| Vernacular | Mesopotamian Arabic |
| Minority | Persian, Turkmen, Northeastern Neo-Aramaic and Classical Syriac, Armenian and Domari |
| Foreign | English |
| Signed | Iraqi Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
There are a number of languages spoken in Iraq, but the lingua franca; Mesopotamian Arabic (also known as Iraqi Arabic) is by far the most widely spoken in the country.