7.What European language is descended from Arabic?
Bulgarian
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Romanian
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Maltese
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Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic, the extinct variety of Arabic that developed in Sicily and was later introduced to Malta, between the 9th century and the 12th century.
8.Approximately how old is Arabic?
10,000 years
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1500 years
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4,000 years
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Arabic first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE.
9.Where does Arabic rank in terms of total number of speakers in the world?
3rd
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6th
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4th
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#1 English #2 Mandarin #3 Hindi #4 Spanish #5 French #6 Arabic
10.In how many recognized countries is Arabic the official language?
36
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15
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24
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Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.