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Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Hebrew
Script(s) Used		(ivrit) /
Family		Afro-asiatic	vs	6% World Languages have Afro-Asiatic	compare Afro-Asiatic World Languages
Subgroup		Semitic
3 Letter Code		Heb

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		6 (62.89 lower than average)	vs	68.89	Compare similar Number of Native speakers (6)
Native Speakers as % of World		0.1 (1.42 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Native Speakers as % of World (0.1)
Total Number of Speakers (millions)		9 (104.83 lower than average)	vs	113.83	Compare similar Total Number of Speakers (9)
Total Speakers as % of World		0.1 (1.42 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Total Speakers as % of World (0.1)

Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	62.7% World Languages have None
Sequence		VSO	vs	4.5% World Languages have VSO
Tonal		No	vs	80.6% World Languages don't have Tonal
Agglutinative language		No	vs	85.1% World Languages don't have Agglutinative language

Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Israel
Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	89.6% World Languages don't have Official Language of United Nations
Countries Spoken In		Israel, Palestine
No. of Countries Spoken In		2 (8.33 lower than average)	vs	10.33	Compare similar No. of Countries Spoken In (2)

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