ˈæɹɐbˌɪk, ɪf kˈaʊntᵻd æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ɪz baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə mˈoʊst wˈaɪdli spˈoʊkən wɪðˌɪn ðə fˈæmɪli, wɪð ɚɹˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɪliən nˈeɪɾɪv spˈiːkɚz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst ænd nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə.
Arabic, if counted as a single language, is by far the most widely spoken within the family, with around 300 million native speakers concentrated primarily in the Middle East and North Africa.