Socotra Swahili | |
States: | Yemen |
Region: | Socotra |
Extinct: | late 20th century |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu |
Fam6: | Northeast Coast |
Fam7: | Sabaki |
Fam8: | Swahili |
Iso3: | none |
Glotto: | none |
Guthrie: | G.411 |
Ietf: | sw-u-sd-yesu |
Socotra Swahili is an extinct language that was spoken on Socotra Island in Yemen. It was reported to be spoken by a fifth of the island (c. 2,000 people) in 1962.[1]