Ethnologue

Arabic, Hadrami Spoken

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Hadhrami Arabic, Hadrami, Hadromi, Ḥaḍrami Arabic

Population

4,560,000 in Yemen (2015). Total users in all countries: 4,570,000.

Location

Hadramawt and Shabwah governorates.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Use

Also use Standard Arabic [arb].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10%.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Distinct from Ta’izzi-Adeni Spoken Arabic [acq] and Sanaani Spoken Arabic [ayn]. Muslim.