Alternate Names: Saqatri, Socotri, Sokotri, Suqutri
Dialects: ’Abd Al-Kuri, Central Soqotri, Northern Soqotri, Southern Soqotri, Western Soqotri.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 57,000 in Yemen (1990 census). Population total all countries: 64,000.
Language Development: Bible portions: 1902.
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Yemen
Other Comments: North Soqotri includes North Central and Northwest Central (highland) Soqotri. Mostly monolingual in Soqotri. Muslim.