Soqotri
A language of Yemen
| Population | 57,000 in Yemen (1990 census). Population total all countries: 64,000. |
| Region | Mainly Soqotra Island; ’Abd al-Kuri island, Samha Island in the Gulf of Aden. Also in United Arab Emirates. |
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| Alternate names | Saqatri, Socotri, Sokotri, Suqutri |
| Dialects | ’Abd Al-Kuri, Southern Soqotri, Northern Soqotri, Central Soqotri, Western Soqotri. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1902. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | North Soqotri includes North Central and Northwest Central (highland) Soqotri. Mostly monolingual in Soqotri. Muslim. |
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