Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Eritrea, by about 10.5 million people.
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Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic (لهجة تعزية عدنية lahga Taʿizziyya-ʿAdaniyya) or Southern Yemeni Arabic is a dialect of Arabic spoken primarily in Yemen. The dialect itself is further sub-divided into the regional vernaculars of Ta'izzi, spoken in Ta'izz, and Adeni, spoken in Aden, while both are spoken in Djibouti.
The languages that existed in this region prior to the arrival of Arabic have had long lasting impacts upon the modern iteration of Ta’izzi-Adeni. Owing to this history, and a relative degree of geographic isolation, it has developed certain, distinctive phonological and vocabularic variations.
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Words in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nafar* | |
| name | ism* | |
| eye | Xen* | |
| ear | udn* | |
| nose | nuxra* | |
| tooth | sin* | |
| tongue | lisan* | |
| hand | yad* | |
| blood | dam* | |
| skin | gild* | |
| sun | Sams* | |
| star | nagm* | |
| mountain | gabal* | |
| night | lel* | |
| dog | kalb* | |
| fish | sed* | |
| one | waXad* | |
| two | itnen* | |
| I | ana* | |
| you | anta* | |
| we | naXna* | |
| drink | Sarab* | |
| see | Saf* | |
| hear | samaX* | |
| die | mat* | |
| come | ga* | |
| path | rasda* | |
| new | gadid* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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