Shehri
A language of Oman
| Population | 25,000 (1993 census). |
| Region | Dofar, mountains north of Al-Salala. |
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Oman |
| Alternate names | Ehkili, Geblet, Jibali, Jibbali, Qarawi, Sehri, Shahari, Sheret |
| Dialects | Central Jibbali, Eastern Jibbali, Western Jibbali. Eastern Jibbali includes Kuria Muria (‘Baby’ Jibbali). Reportedly increasingly bilingual in Dhofari Arabic [adf]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian |
| Comments | Spoken by Qara (Ehkeló, Ahkló), Shahra (Sheró, Shahara), Barahama, Bait Ash-Shaik, and some Batahira. Muslim. |
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