Kumzari
Kumzāri; Komzāri; Komzari; Kamzáree; شاریَْکُ ;شاريَْکُ
Indo-European; Indo-Iranian; Iranian; Western Iranian
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"We estimate that the number of speakers is actually about 4000 individuals, plus about two hundred latent speakers of Kumzari as a second language."
2011
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"Kumzari is spoken on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz. There are two main groups of speakers, one on each side of the Strait: the Kumzari of Musandam Peninsula in north-eastern Arabia, and the Laraki of Larak Island in Iran. [On the Musandam peninsula], the Kumzar population is concentrated in Oman, in the village of Kumzar and in a quarter of Khasab known as the Harat al-Kumzari."
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"Kumzari is spoken on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz. There are two main groups of speakers, one on each side of the Strait: the Kumzari of Musandam Peninsula in north-eastern Arabia, and the Laraki of Larak Island in Iran. [On the Musandam peninsula], the Kumzar population is concentrated in Oman, in the village of Kumzar and in a quarter of Khasab known as the Harat al-Kumzari."
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"While most members of the Laraki community are proficient in several languages, bilingualism is the norm for speakers of Musandam Kumzari. Most Musandam Kumzari speak and understand Arabic, at least to some degree... Speakers of Musandam Kumzari have mixed attitudes toward their language: many people are proud of it, but others question its usefulness in the wider Arabic-speaking context... Multilingualism is the norm on Larak Island. Most members of the population sample for the individual questionnaire are proficient to some degree in at least four language varieties: Laraki, Farsi, Arabic, and Qeshmi or another regional variety such as Bandari."
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2010
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1,700 (1993 census)
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Oman;
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"Kumzari is an endangered language spoken by about 5000 people."
2013
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Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran
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"Speakers of the main dialect are found on the Musandam Peninsula of Oman and in small groups in cities along the Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates."
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"Speakers of the main dialect are found on the Musandam Peninsula of Oman and in small groups in cities along the Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates."
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- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
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- Glottolog"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/
- Stress-induced Vowel Lengthening and Harmonization in KumzariErik Anonby. 2013. "Stress-induced Vowel Lengthening and Harmonization in Kumzari." In Orientalia Suecana, 61: 54-58. Uppsala universitet. Online: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-203439.http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-203439
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