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Adaptive multilinguals: A survey of language on Larak Island
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

~4,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

~200

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

Most

More about speakers

"We estimate that the number of speakers is actually about 4000 individuals, plus about two hundred latent speakers of Kumzari as a second language."

Year of info

2011

Location and Context

Countries

UAE; Oman; Iran;

Coordinates

26.337624, 56.411287;26.183369, 56.249158;26.848133, 56.371204;

Location description

"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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Speakers' attitudes

Mixed

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"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."

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

Arabic, Farsi, Qeshmi, Bandari

Domains of other languages

Religious services, counting, media, school, trade

More on context

"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."

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,700

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

26.1936,56.2431

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,700

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

1,700 (1993 census)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Oman;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

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Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

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More on context

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No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

No data

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

26.160450, 56.418000

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

~5,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

"Kumzari is an endangered language spoken by about 5000 people."

Year of info

2013

Location and Context

Countries

Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"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."

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"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."

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,700

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

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Speakers' attitudes

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