Socotra Swahili language

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Socotra Swahili
Native toYemen
Region Socotra
Extinct late 20th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None
G.411 [1]
IETF sw-u-sd-yesu

Socotra Swahili is an extinct Bantu language that was spoken in Socotra, Yemen. [1] It was reported to be spoken by a fifth of the island (c. 2,000 people) in 1962. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  2. ↑ Freeman-Grenville (1965). The French at Kilwa Island. cited in Ruete; van Donzel (1993). An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs. p. 172, fn. 48.


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