"[On the Musandam peninsula,] Kumzari is vigorously used in domestic and traditional work-related domains, [but] for the average Kumzari speaker, life increasingly revolves around Arabic-dominated domains—religion, school, media, government work, and shopping. Even in domains where Kumzari is traditionally used, there is an increasing penetration of Arabic vocabulary. Perhaps most disconcerting, however, is the internalization of outsiders‘ negative attitudes toward the Kumzari language to the point where some Kumzari families have begun to speak Arabic to their children at home. [On Larak Island], responses indicate a high level of vitality for Laraki. It is uniformly used among adults, and adults use it when speaking to their children. In addition, it is also consistently used by children, even after they have attended primary school."

"While most members of the Laraki community are proficient in several languages, bilingualism is the norm for speakers of Musandam Kumzari. Most Musandam Kumzari speak and understand Arabic, at least to some degree... Speakers of Musandam Kumzari have mixed attitudes toward their language:
many people are proud of it, but others question its usefulness in the wider Arabic-speaking context... Multilingualism is the norm on Larak Island. Most members of the population sample for the individual questionnaire are proficient to some degree in at least four language varieties: Laraki, Farsi, Arabic, and Qeshmi or another regional variety such as Bandari."