Arabic, Hadrami Spoken

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A language of Yemen

ISO 639-3
ayh
Alternate Names
Hadhrami Arabic, Hadrami, Hadromi, Ḥaḍrami Arabic
User Population

5,100,000 in Yemen (2020). Total users in all countries: 5,113,000.

Location

Hadramawt and Shabwah governorates.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Use

Also use Standard Arabic [arb]. Used as L2 by Bathari [bhm], Mehri [gdq].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Hadrami Spoken
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], limited usage.

Other Comments

Distinct from Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken Arabic [acq] and Sanaani Spoken Arabic [ayn]. Muslim.

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