Also Known As:
Boṭaḥārī, Bathari, Bautahari, Botahari, Bathara, Batahari
Dialects & Varieties
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.
Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~300
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Year information was gathered
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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
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Location Description
Bathari is the language of the Batahira who live on the south-western coast of Oman, in the Jazir area, between Hasik and Ras Sharbithat
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Arabic
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Government, school, army
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
This is a map of the area where Bathari is spoken and shows what languages are spoken around it.
Data collected on naturalistic and narrative data.