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Being very much as a junction between Arabia and the Middle East, neighbouring dialects of Arabic intersect in Jordan. The dialects that can be considered native to Jordan are Levantine, both the Southern and the Badawi. Southern Levantine is spoken by Jordanian Arabs and Palestinians, Levantine Badawi by Bedouins.
Arabic is the official language, and is spoken even by the ethnic minorities of which several still use their own languages in everyday life. English is widely understood by the upper and middle classes.
First foreign language is English, which is widely understood by middle-class and up, and among a growing percentage of young Jordanians.
Tagalog is spoken by Philippine foreign workers.
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