Arabic, Shihhi Spoken
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A language of United Arab Emirates
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Al-Shihuh, Shihhi, Shihu, Shihuh
Population
19,000 in United Arab Emirates (2016). Total users in all countries: 36,000.
Location
Ra’s al Khaymah emirate: Musandam peninsula, Persian Gulf coast.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
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 [Qaax].
Influenced by Farsi [pes]. Muslim.