Hobyót

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A language of Yemen

ISO 639-3
hoh
User Population

400 in Yemen (Simeone-Senelle 2010). Total users in all countries: 500.

Location

Al Mahrah governorate: near Oman border.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

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

None known. Hobyot is more similar to Mehri [gdq] on the coast and more similar to Shehri [shv] in the mountains (Simeone-Senelle 2010).

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Mehri [gdq] (Simeone-Senelle 2010).

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hobyót

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