Omani Arabic
Omani Arabic (also known as Omani Hadari Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken in the Al Hajar Mountains of Oman and in a few neighboring coastal regions. It is the easternmost Arabic dialect. It was formerly spoken by colonists in Kenya and Tanzania, but these days, it is mainly remains spoken on the island of Zanzibar. There are several distinct dialects of Omani Arabic, such as Dhofari Arabic and Shihhi Arabic.
| Omani Arabic | |
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| اللهجة العمانية | |
| Native to | Oman |
| Region | Hajar mountains and a few coastal towns |
Native speakers | 720,000 in Oman (1996)[1] 320,000 in UAE (no date),[1] 15,000 in Kenya (1995)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Arabic alphabet | |
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| ISO 639-3 | acx |
| Glottolog | oman1239[2] |
See also
References
- Omani Arabic at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Omani Arabic". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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