Also Known As:
Kumzāri, Komzāri, Komzari, Kamzáree, شاریَْکُ , شاريَْکُ
Dialects & Varieties
- Musandam
- Laraki
Recent Resources
A detailed website about Oman and Kumzar.
Here is a map of the region where the Kumzari Speakers residing in Oman live.
This webpage is a brief overview of the Kumzari people, where it also provides information about the
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~4,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Erik Anonby and Pakzad Yousefian. 2011. "Adaptive Multilinguals: A Survey of Language On Larak Island." Uppsala Universitet.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Erik Anonby and Pakzad Yousefian. 2011. "Adaptive Multilinguals: A Survey of Language On Larak Island." Uppsala Universitet.