Arabic, Shihhi Spoken
A language of United Arab Emirates
| Population | 5,000 in United Arab Emirates (1995). Population total all countries: 27,000. |
| Region | Musandam Peninsula. Also in Oman. |
| Alternate names | Al-Shihuh, Shihhi, Shihu, Shihuh |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara] (Saudi Arabia). |
| 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]. |
| Comments | Influenced by Farsi [pes]. ‘Shihuh’ is the name of the people. Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Oman
| Language name | Arabic, Shihhi Spoken |
| Population | 22,000 in Oman (2000). |
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