Arabic, Shihhi Spoken

A language of United Arab Emirates

ISO 639: ssh
Alternate Names: Al-Shihuh, Shihhi, Shihu, Shihuh
Population: 20,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020). Total users in all countries: 37,900.
Location:: Ra’s al Khaymah emirate: Musandam peninsula, Persian Gulf coast.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
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: OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Shihhi Spoken
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Influenced by Farsi [pes]. Muslim.