Arabic, Shihhi Spoken

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A language of United Arab Emirates

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Al-Shihuh, Shihhi, Shihu, Shihuh
User Population

20,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020). Total users in all countries: 37,900.

Location

Ra’s al Khaymah emirate: Musandam peninsula, Persian Gulf coast.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Use

Not a written language. Most Shihuh speak Shihhi, but the Kumazirah Subdivision of Shihuh, eg. the Dhahuriyin tribe, speak Kumzari [zum].

Language Development

Some may be literate in Standard Arabic [arb].

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

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Influenced by Farsi [pes]. Muslim.

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