Like the numerals 1, 2 and 3 (6)
I believe the answer is:
arabic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">like the numerals 1 2 and 3</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for arabic that I've seen before include "connected with gum" , "Language (of numbers)" , "Official language of Egypt" , "Language widespread in Middle East and N Africa" , "There's a CIA bar on this language, oddly" .)