ACX ISO 639-3
Arabic, Omani Spoken
عماني (ʿumāni) Autonym
A language of Oman
- ISO 639
- acx
- Alternate Names
- Omani Hadari Arabic
- Autonym
- عماني (ʿumāni)
- Population
- 2,140,000 in Oman (2020). Total users in all countries: 2,872,200.
- Location:
- Widespread, mainly in Hajar mountain highlands and a few coastal regions.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- Dialects
- A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Bathari [bhm], Harsusi [hss].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Omani Spoken
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered established communities.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
324,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Djibouti
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
77,200 in Djibouti (2018).
- Location
- Scattered. Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, and Tana River counties.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. May have come to Kenya as early as A.D. 900. Originally from Yemen and Oman. Muslim. View other languages of Kenya
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
27,000 in Kenya (2020 Joshua Project), increasing. , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Kuwait
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
21,000 in Kuwait (2020 Joshua Project).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Saudi Arabia
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
132,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity.
- Location
- Unguja North, Unguja South regions, Unguja Urban-West regions.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Tanzania
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Tanzania. Ethnic population: 195,000 (Johnstone 1993).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Yemen
Language Name
Arabic, Omani Spoken
User Population
151,000 in Yemen (2018).
Map
Location: Widespread, mainly in Hajar mountain highlands and a few coastal regions.
Size and Vitality
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