Arabic, Sanaani Spoken

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Northern Yemeni Arabic

Population

7,600,000 (1996).

Location

Widespread.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous). De facto language of provincial identity in North Yemen.

Classification

Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Use

Also use Standard Arabic [arb].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10%.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Distinct from Hadrami [ayh] and Ta’izzi-Adeni Arabic [acq]. Muslim (Zaydi).