Mehri

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A language of Yemen

ISO 639-3
gdq
Alternate Names
Mahri
Population

50,000 in Yemen (2011). Population total all countries: 115,200.

Location

Mahrah Governorate. Also in Kuwait, Oman.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian
Dialects

Eastern Mehri (Mehriyot), Western Mehri (Mehriyet). Within main dialects there are also differences between Bedouin and city varieties.

Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1902.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mehri
Other Comments

Spoken by the Mahra. Many ethnic Mehri in Yemen are Arabic L1 speakers. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

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