Arabic, Shihhi Spoken

SSH

vigorous

Alternate Names: Al-Shihuh, Shihhi, Shihu, Shihuh

Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Arabic ,.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
Central
South
Arabic

Demographics: 5,000 in United Arab Emirates (1995). Population total all countries: 27,000.

Language Use: Not a written language. Most Shihuh speak Shihhi, but the Kumazirah Subdivision of Shihuh, eg. the Dhahuriyin tribe, speak Kumzari [zum].

Language Development: Some may be literate in Standard Arabic [arb].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: United Arab Emirates

Other Comments: Influenced by Farsi ,. Ethnonym: Shihuh. Muslim.