Soqotri
Soqotri is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Yemen and United Arab Emirates. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Soqotri is a South Semitic language spoken by the Soqotrans on the islands of the Socotra Archipelago in Yemen. Soqotri is one of six languages that form a group called Modern South Arabian languages (MSAL). It is also spoken by Soqotri immigrants in the Gulf Arab states.
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Words in Soqotri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Xey* | |
| name | Sem* | |
| eye | Xain* | |
| ear | idihen* | |
| nose | Naxrir* | |
| tooth | saXal* | |
| tongue | leSin* | |
| hand | Xed* | |
| blood | دُور | dor |
| bone | seXloh* | |
| skin | gald* | |
| knee | berk* | |
| breast | qotl* | |
| liver | Sibdeh* | |
| water | ريهو | rího |
| fire | ڛياط | ŝiyáṭ |
| sun | Sam* | |
| star | kibSib* | |
| stone | oben* | |
| mountain | fedehon* | |
| tree | heram* | |
| leaf | Xes* | |
| night | lilhe* | |
| dog | kalb* | |
| fish | Xot* | |
| louse | konem* | |
| one | tad* | |
| two | tro* | |
| I | ho* | |
| you | het* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- JibbaliAfro-Asiatic39% alike
- HarsusiAfro-Asiatic35% alike
- MehriAfro-Asiatic35% alike
- HobyótAfro-Asiatic30% alike
- Ta'izzi-Adeni ArabicAfro-Asiatic22% alike
- Eastern Egyptian Bedawi ArabicAfro-Asiatic20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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