Dhofari Arabic
Dhofari Arabic, also known as Dhofari or Zofari, is a variety of Arabic spoken around Salalah in Oman's Dhofar Governorate. It has the ISO 639-3 language code "adf".
| Dhofari Arabic | |
|---|---|
| Zofari Arabic | |
| Native to | Oman |
| Speakers | 130,000 (2020) |
Afro-Asiatic
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Writing system | Arabic alphabet |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | adf |
| Glottolog | dhof1235 |
Location of Dhofari Arabic | |
Nomadic and sedentary communities living in the area speak Dhofari Arabic as a first language, second language, or lingua franca, with varying degrees of fluency.
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