Arabic, Omani Spoken

A language of Oman

ISO 639-3

acx

Alternate Names

Omani Hadari Arabic

Population

720,000 in Oman (1996). Population total all countries: 853,900.

Location

Mainly in Hajar mountains highlands; a few coastal regions. Also in Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates.

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Oman

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Typology

SVO

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Kenya

Language nameArabic, Omani Spoken

Population

15,000 in Kenya (1995), increasing.

Location

Coastal.

Status

5 (Developing).

Language Use

Important for religious practice. Home, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Over 80% for religion. Literacy rate in L2: Over 50% in Arabic. Literacy is in Standard Arabic [arb] through Quranic schools.

Other Comments

May have come to Kenya as early as A.D. 900, originally from Yemen and Oman. Muslim.

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Tanzania

Language nameArabic, Omani Spoken

Population

No known L1 speakers in Tanzania. Ethnic population: 195,000 in Tanzania (Johnstone 1993).

Location

Zanzibar.

Status

9 (Dormant).

Language Use

Most in Tanzania for several generations, originally from Yemen and Oman. Most now use Swahili [swh] as L1.

Language Development

Literacy is in Arabic.

Other Comments

Muslim.

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A language of Oman

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