Soqotri language
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| Soqotri | |
|---|---|
| méthel d-saqátri | |
| Pronunciation | [skˤʌtˤri][1] |
| Native to | Yemen |
| Region | Socotra |
| Ethnicity | Soqotri |
| Native speakers | 70,000 (2015)e19 |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sqt |
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Soqotri is a Semitic language. It is spoken on the island Socotra and other nearby islands, all parts of Yemen. Around 70,000 people speak the language.[2]
References
- ↑ Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude (2010). MEHRI AND HOBYOT SPOKEN IN OMAN AND YEMEN. 07-02-2010, Symposium Yemen - Oman - Muscat.
- ↑ "Soqotri". Ethnologue. https://www.ethnologue.com/language/sqt. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
