Baṭḥari language
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Baṭḥari (Arabic: اللغة البطحرية "Baṭḥari language") is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language of Oman,[2] located on the southeast coast facing the Khuriya Muriya Islands (17°40′46″N 55°22′19″E). The language is very similar to Mehri and some members of the Bathari tribe speak Mehri instead of Bathari.[3]
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Bathari | |
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Batahari | |
Pronunciation | [batˤħari][1] |
Native to | Oman |
Region | Dhofar Province |
Native speakers | 16 (2016)[2] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bhm |
Glottolog | bath1244 |
ELP | Baṭḥari |
Modern South Arabian Languages |
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The first westerner to discover the existence of Bathari was Bertram Thomas in 1929.[4]