Also Known As:
Soqoṭrī, Soqotri, Saqatri, Sokotri, Suqutri, Socotri
Dialects & Varieties
- Central Soqotri
- Northern Soqotri
- North Central Soqotri
- Northwest Central Soqotri
- `Abd Al-Kuri
- Southern Soqotri
- Western Soqotri
The Modern South Arabian Languages
Simeone-Simelle, Marie-Claude. 1997. "The Modern South Arabian Languages." In The Semitic Languages, edited by Robert Hetzron. 378-423. London & New York: Routledge.
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Comments on speakers
Both in Oman and in the Yemen, Arabic is the language used for official intercourse (administration, school, army). Native speakers use their mother tongue for private purposes, in the family circle and with other speakers of the same language; many a speaker uses several MSAL, when these languages are closely related.
Location and Context
Countries
It is spoken in Yemen, on the island of Soqotra and the neighbouring islets of 'Abd-al-Kuri and Samha.
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Recent Resources
This Soqotri folk tale was recorded (tape-recorded) by me in 1979 from Fatima Selem Sho`o (ca. 19).
This is the Second and final part (Part 2) of this Socotran folk tale.
An article I published in Yemen's monthly English-language magazine, Yemen Today, in their May 2010