Luwati

A language of Oman

ISO 639: luv
Alternate Names: Hyderabadi, Khoja, Khojki, Lawatiya
Population: 8,940 (2020).
Location:: Mostly Muscat and coastal towns of Barka, Khabura, Musana, and Saham.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Sindhi
Dialects: None known. Related to Kachchi [kfr].
Typology: 37 consonants.
Other Comments: Ancestors reportedly migrated from Iran to Hyderabad, then to Mutrah. Muslim.

Location: Mostly Muscat and coastal towns of Barka, Khabura, Musana, and Saham.