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ALSO KNOWN AS		Jibbālī, Shehri, Śḥeri, Šhaḥri, Śḥərɛ̄t, Geblet, Gəblɛ̄t, Sheret, Sehri, Shahari, Jibali, Ehkili, Qarawi
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Modern South Arabian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		shv
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Western Jibbali Eastern Jibbali Kuria Muria Central Jibbali
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Information from: “The Modern South Arabian Languages” (378-423) . Marie-Claude Simeone-Simelle (1997) , Robert Hetzron · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~5,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The Batahira, who breed cattle in the mountains of Wadi Ezdah, east of the road to Thamrit, speak Jibbali (Morris 1983:143, n.1); the inhabitants of the Kuria Muria Islands are fishermen who speak a specific variety of the Jibbali language.

DATE OF INFO: 1983-1991; 1994-1995

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Native speakers use their mother tongue for private purposes, in the family circle and with other speakers of the same language; many a speaker uses several MSAL, when these languages are closely related. When in contact with speakers of other MSAL languages, they resort to Arabic, as with Arabic speakers, because intercomprehension is impossible.
Both in Oman and in the Yemen, Arabic is the language used for official intercourse (administration, school, army).

PLACES: Oman

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Speakers live in the mountains of Dhofar

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Oman

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the mountains of Dhofar and in coastal villages (Raysut, Salala, Mirbat, Sidh)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~50,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Oman

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Dhofar governorate of Oman

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000-30,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Oman

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken within Dhofar

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1993 census.

DATE OF INFO: 1993

PLACES: Oman;

9780199679874	Journal of Semitic Studies Supplements		29	2012	The Future Tense in Jibbali	Grammaticalization in Semitic	193-205	Domenyk Eades	Oxford		https://www.academia.edu/6922132/The_Future_Tense_in_Jibbali	Aaron Rubin	Aaron Rubin. 2012. "The Future Tense in Jibbali." In Grammaticalization in Semitic, edited by Domenyk Eades. 193-205. Oxford. Online: https://www.academia.edu/6922132/The_Future_Tense_in_Jibbali.		~50,000		10000-99999					Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Oman	Dhofar governorate of Oman
	Routledge Language Family Series			1997	The Modern South Arabian Languages	The Semitic Languages	378-423	Robert Hetzron	London & New York: Routledge			Marie-Claude Simeone-Simelle	Simeone-Simelle, Marie-Claude. 1997. "The Modern South Arabian Languages." In The Semitic Languages, edited by Robert Hetzron. 378-423. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	~5,000	1983-1991; 1994-1995	1000-9999	The Batahira, who breed cattle in the mountains of Wadi Ezdah, east of the road to Thamrit, speak Jibbali (Morris 1983:143, n.1); the inhabitants of the Kuria Muria Islands are fishermen who speak a specific variety of the Jibbali language.	Government, education, army	Arabic	Native speakers use their mother tongue for private purposes, in the family circle and with other speakers of the same language; many a speaker uses several MSAL, when these languages are closely related. When in contact with speakers of other MSAL languages, they resort to Arabic, as with Arabic speakers, because intercomprehension is impossible. Both in Oman and in the Yemen, Arabic is the language used for official intercourse (administration, school, army).	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Oman	Speakers live in the mountains of Dhofar
		16		2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	25,000	1993	10000-99999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1993 census.				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Oman;
		3rd		2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	5,000		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			18.0623,52.4267
					Glottolog						http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.												17.29, 54.00
9783447050975	Semitica Viva		34	2004	Harsusi Texts from Oman Based on the Field Materials of T. M. Johnstone				Harrassowitz	Wiesbaden		Harry Stroomer	Harry Stroomer. 2004. "Harsusi Texts From Oman Based On the Field Materials of T. M. Johnstone." Harrassowitz.		5,000		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Oman	Spoken in the mountains of Dhofar and in coastal villages (Raysut, Salala, Mirbat, Sidh)
					World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		25,000		10000-99999					Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
3447067365	Semitica Viva		52	2012	The Structure of Mehri				Harrassowitz	Wiesbaden		Janet C.E. Watson	Janet C.E. Watson. 2012. "The Structure of Mehri." Harrassowitz.		10,000-30,000		10000-99999					Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Oman	Spoken within Dhofar

Jibbali

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~5,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~50,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000-30,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,000

Discussion

Jibbali

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~5,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~50,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000-30,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,000

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