Luwati

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A language of Oman

ISO 639-3
luv
Alternate Names
Hyderabadi, Khoja, Khojki, Lawatiya
User Population

8,940 (2020).

Location

Mostly Muscat and coastal towns of Barka, Khabura, Musana, and Saham.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Sindhi
Dialects

None known. Related to Kachchi [kfr].

Typology

37 consonants.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Luwati
Other Comments

Ancestors reportedly migrated from Iran to Hyderabad, then to Mutrah. Muslim.