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.
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.