Sanaani Arabic
Sanaani Arabic is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, by about 11.4 million people.
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Sanʽani Arabic is an Arabic dialect spoken in northern Yemen in the city of Sanaa.
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Words in Sanaani Arabic
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Saybeh* | |
| name | 7ism* | |
| eye | Xayn* | |
| ear | 7i8n* | |
| nose | nuxreh* | |
| tooth | sinn* | |
| tongue | lisan* | |
| hand | iad* | |
| blood | damm* | |
| bone | Xa8Xma* | |
| skin | jild* | |
| knee | rukbih* | |
| breast | sXadr* | |
| liver | kabdih* | |
| water | maa7* | |
| fire | nar* | |
| sun | Sams* | |
| star | najm* | |
| stone | Xajar* | |
| mountain | jabal* | |
| tree | شجرة | šeǧarih |
| leaf | waragih* | |
| night | layl* | |
| dog | kalb* | |
| fish | Xut* | |
| louse | gamleh* | |
| one | waXid* | |
| two | 8intayn* | |
| I | 7ana* | |
| you | 7ant* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
- Egyptian ArabicAfro-Asiatic91% alike
- Baharna ArabicAfro-Asiatic88% alike
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- Libyan ArabicAfro-Asiatic87% alike
- Gulf ArabicAfro-Asiatic87% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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