Mehri

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A language of Yemen

ISO 639-3
gdq
Alternate Names
Mahri
User Population

92,300 in Yemen (2020). Total users in all countries: 228,900.

Location

Al Mahrah governorate.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian
Dialects

Western Mehri (Mehriyet), Eastern Mehri (Mehriyot). Within main dialects there are also differences between Bedouin and city varieties.

Language Use

Shifting to Hadrami Spoken Arabic [ayh]. Used as L2 by Hobyót [hoh].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1902.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mehri
Writing

Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.

Other Comments

Spoken by the Mahra. Many ethnic Mehri in Yemen are Arabic L1 speakers. Muslim.

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