Editing Languages of the United States (section)

===Arabic===
{{Main|Arabic language in the United States}}
The Arabic language is spoken by immigrants from the [[Middle East]] as well as many [[Islam in the United States|Muslim Americans]]. The highest concentrations of native Arabic speakers reside in heavily urban areas like [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], and [[Los Angeles]]. [[Detroit]] and the surrounding areas of Michigan boast a significant Arabic-speaking population including many [[Arab Christians]] of [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]], [[Syrian]], and [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] descent.

Arabic is used for religious purposes by Muslim Americans and by some Arab Christians (notably [[Catholics]] of the [[Melkite Greek Catholic Church|Melkite]] and [[Maronite]] Churches as well as Rum Orthodox, i.e. [[Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch|Antiochian Orthodox Christians]] and [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic]] churches.). A significant number of educated Arab professionals who immigrate often already know English quite well, as it is widely used in the Middle East. Lebanese immigrants also have a broader understanding of French as do many Arabic-speaking immigrants from [[North Africa]].<ref name="British Council">[https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/english-soft-skills-maghreb-research-report.pdf ENGLISH AND SOFT SKILLS IN THE MAGHREB, 2016]."  ''[[British Council]]''. p. 45. Retrieved on 17 February 2024.</ref><ref name=PCGN2>"[http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Algeria-Language%20and%20Toponymy-2003.pdf ALGERIA Language & Toponymy How politically driven language policies have impeded toponymic progress]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121003195714/http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Algeria-Language%20and%20Toponymy-2003.pdf Archive]) [[Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use]]. p. 2. Retrieved on 12 March 2013. "Yet Arabic is rarely heard in Kabylie, where Berber and French are spoken"</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/La_francophonie_dans_le_monde_2006-2007.pdf |title= Christian Valantin (sous la dir. de), ''La Francophonie dans le monde. 2006-2007'', éd. Nathan, Paris, 2007, p. 16 |language= fr |access-date= 2011-03-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121224074425/http://www.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/La_francophonie_dans_le_monde_2006-2007.pdf |archive-date= 2012-12-24 |url-status= dead }}&nbsp;{{small|(5.58&nbsp;MB)}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last1=Bahous |first1=Rima |last2=Bacha |first2=Nahla Nola |last3=Nabhani |first3=Mona |date=9 December 2011 |title=Multilingual educational trends and practices in Lebanon: A case study |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11159-011-9250-8 |journal=International Review of Education |volume=57 |issue=5–6 |pages=5 |doi=10.1007/s11159-011-9250-8 |bibcode=2011IREdu..57..737B |issn=0020-8566}}</ref>