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  2. Afroasiatic
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  4. Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic
ISO 639-3 · acqacq
Afroasiatic family

Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic

Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic is a language of the Semitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Yemen and Djibouti. Wikidata counts 10.5 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “dialect of Arabic spoken primarily in the Republic of Yemen and the Republic of Djibouti”.

6a · VigorousArab10.5 m
At a glance
ISO 639-3
acq
Glottocode
taiz1242
Wikipedia
16 language editions
10.5 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameTaʽizzi-Adeni Arabic
Also calledTaizzi-Adeni Arabic, Southern Yemeni Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
L1 speakers10,500,000 (2019)
Written inArabic script

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Afroasiatic to Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic

The branches above Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

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where it is spoken

Map and countries

A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Also spoken in Yemen