Shihhi Arabic | |
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Native to | United Arab Emirates, Oman |
Speakers | 38,000 (2020)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ssh |
Glottolog | shih1239 |
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Shihhi Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة الشحية, romanized: Al-Lahjah Al-Shihhiyya, also known as Shehhi, Khasabi, Musandam Arabic, or Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and Ras al Khaimah emirate of UAE.[1] The Al Shehhi, Al Hebsi, Al Dhuhoori and Al Shemaili tribes speak it.