Luwati

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A language of Oman

ISO 639-3
luv
Population

5,000 (1996).

Location

Mutrah walled quarter; Muscat and other cities.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Unclassified
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Eth.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Luwati
Other Comments

Ethnonym: Luwathiya and sometimes Persian. Ancestors reportedly migrated from Iran to Hyderabad, then to Mutrah. Muslim (Shi’a).