Arabic, Shihhi Spoken
PrintA language of United Arab Emirates
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Al-Shihuh, Shihhi, Shihu, Shihuh
Population
5,000 in United Arab Emirates (1995). Population total all countries: 27,000.
Location
Musandam peninsula. Also in Oman.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Not a written language. Most Shihuh speak Shihhi, but the Kumazirah Subdivision of Shihuh, eg. the Dhahuriyin tribe, speak Kumzari [zum].
Language Development
Some may be literate in Standard Arabic [arb].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten.
Influenced by Farsi [pes]. Ethnonym: Shihuh. Muslim.