Hobyót language
endangered Semitic language spoken in a small area of Oman and neighboring Yemen
Hobyót is a Semitic language. It is spoken by fewer than 500 people in Eastern Yemen and Western Oman. Hobyót could go extinct soon.[2]
Hobyót | |
---|---|
Pronunciation | [həbjuːt, hoːbjoːt] |
Native to | Yemen, Oman |
Native speakers | (200 cited 1998-2001)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | hoh |
Glottolog | hoby1242 |
ELP | Hobyot |
References
change- ↑ Hobyót at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
- ↑ Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude. 2013. "Mehri and Hobyót spoken in Oman and in Yemen." Sciences de l'Homme et de la Societe HAL.