ISO 639-3 · gdqgdq
Afroasiatic family
Mehri
Mehri is a language of the Modern South Arabian branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Oman and Yemen. Wikidata describes it as “Modern South Arabian language spoken in Yemen and Oman”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gdq- Glottocode
mehr1241- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 17.00, 51.50
- Wikipedia
- 34 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mehri |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mahri languages, Mehri language |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Mehri
The branches above Mehri, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Oman
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationlrlAchomiIndo-European · 100,0006a · VigorousafbGulf ArabicAfroasiatic3 · Wider CommunicationzumKumzariIndo-European8a · MoribundacxOmani ArabicAfroasiatic6a · VigorousadfDhofari ArabicAfroasiatic6a · VigorousabvBahrani ArabicAfroasiatic3 · Wider CommunicationsshShihhi ArabicAfroasiatic6a · Vigorous