Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni

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‘Adan, Al Bayda’, Sanaa and Shabwah governorates: mainly urban communities; Shabwah governorate (Habban dialect).

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Israel

Language NameArabic, Judeo-Yemeni

User Population

36,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).

Location

HaDarom and Jerusalem districts; Tel Aviv district: Jaffa.

Alternate Names

Judeo-Yemeni, Yemenite, Yemenite Judeo-Arabic

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Jewish.