Socotra Swahili language explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Freeman-Grenville . 1965 . The French at Kilwa Island. cited in Book: Ruete . van Donzel . 1993 . An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs . 172, fn. 48.