GDQ ISO 639-3
Mehri
A language of Yemen
- ISO 639
- gdq
- Alternate Names
- Mahri
- Population
- 89,300 in Yemen (2018). Total users in all countries: 225,900.
- Location:
- Al Mahrah governorate.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian
- Dialects
- Western Mehri (Mehriyet), Eastern Mehri (Mehriyot). Within main dialects there are also differences between Bedouin and city varieties.
- Language Use
- Shifting to Hadrami Spoken Arabic [ayh]. Used as L2 by Hobyót [hoh].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1902.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mehri
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
- Other Comments
- Spoken by the Mahra. Many ethnic Mehri in Yemen are Arabic L1 speakers. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered individuals.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Kuwait
Language Name
Mehri
User Population
27,200 in Kuwait (2017).
- Location
- Al Wusta and Dhofar governorates: south near Yemen border.
- Dialects
- Nagdi.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Oman
Language Name
Mehri
User Population
89,400 in Oman (2020).
- Location
- Eastern Province, Najran, and Riyadh regions.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Saudi Arabia
Language Name
Mehri
User Population
20,000 in Saudi Arabia (2012 Al Arabiya).
Map
Location: Al Mahrah governorate.
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