Soqotri language
The language of the native population of the Socotra archipelago, in the Guardafui Channel
Soqotri is a Semitic language. It is spoken on the island Socotra and other nearby islands, all parts of Yemen. Around 70,000 people speak the language.[3]
Soqotri | |
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méthel d-saqátri | |
Pronunciation | [skˤʌtˤri][1] |
Native to | Yemen |
Region | Socotra |
Ethnicity | Soqotri |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2015)[2] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sqt |
Glottolog | soqo1240 |
ELP | Soqoṭri |
References
change- ↑ Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude (2010). MEHRI AND HOBYOT SPOKEN IN OMAN AND YEMEN. 07-02-2010, Symposium Yemen - Oman - Muscat.
- ↑ Soqotri at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
- ↑ "Soqotri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-05-04.