Jibbali
Jibbali is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Yemen and Oman. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Shehri, also known as Jibbali, is a Modern South Arabian language. It, along with the three island varieties of Soqoṭri, comprises the eastern branch of Modern South Arabian. The language is chiefly spoken by two groups of people, whose autonyms are Śḥɛrí (plural Śḥɛró) and Əḥklí (plural Əḥkló) respectively. They inhabit the coastal towns, the mountains, and wilderness areas upland from Salalah, located in the Dhofar Governorate in southern Oman.
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Words in Jibbali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | teṭ | |
| person | erdem* | |
| name | Sum* | |
| eye | Xayn* | |
| ear | iden* | |
| nose | naxrir* | |
| tooth | Sun* | |
| tongue | elSinet* | |
| hand | ed* | |
| blood | dor* | |
| bone | Xadid* | |
| skin | god* | |
| knee | erkebet* | |
| breast | tedi* | |
| liver | Sibdit* | |
| water | míh | |
| fire | sot* | |
| sun | Sum* | |
| star | kibkib* | |
| stone | fdun* | |
| mountain | gel* | |
| tree | herum* | |
| leaf | seglif* | |
| night | aser* | |
| dog | ekob* | |
| fish | aXtot* | |
| louse | kunut* | |
| one | tad* | |
| two | tro* | |
| I | he* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MehriAfro-Asiatic41% alike
- SoqotriAfro-Asiatic39% alike
- HobyótAfro-Asiatic37% alike
- HarsusiAfro-Asiatic35% alike
- Eastern Egyptian Bedawi ArabicAfro-Asiatic22% alike
- Ta'izzi-Adeni ArabicAfro-Asiatic22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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