Razihi dialect
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The Razihi dialect is a highly distinctive and conservative Arabic variety spoken in parts of northwestern Yemen, noted for preserving many archaic linguistic features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Razihi dialect canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic dialect
ⓘ
Semitic language variety ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Yemeni Arabic dialect continuum ⓘ |
| consideredBySomeLinguists | transitional between Arabic and Modern South Arabian languages ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | villages in Razih district ⓘ |
| hasAcademicField |
Arabic dialectology
ⓘ
Semitic linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Razihi
ⓘ
Razihi Arabic ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | local traditions of Razih mountains ⓘ |
| hasDocumentationType |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
lexical lists ⓘ linguistic fieldwork studies ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
archaic morphology
ⓘ
conservative phonology ⓘ features distinct from Standard Arabic ⓘ high degree of divergence from neighboring Arabic dialects ⓘ lexical archaisms ⓘ retention of archaic Semitic features ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | conservative verbal inflection patterns ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringDialect |
Sanʽani Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanaani Arabic
Tihami Arabic ⓘ Yemeni Arabic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | distinct vowel system compared to Standard Arabic ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
dialectology of Yemen
ⓘ
historical development of Arabic ⓘ preservation of archaic Semitic features ⓘ |
| hasStatus | primarily spoken language ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | structures differing from Standard Arabic word order ⓘ |
| isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Modern Standard Arabic
ⓘ
many other Yemeni Arabic dialects ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Asiatic languages
Arabic languages ⓘ Central Semitic languages ⓘ Semitic languages ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| region | northwestern highlands of Yemen ⓘ |
| riskFactor | language shift to more widespread Arabic varieties ⓘ |
| spokenBy | ethnic Arabs in Razih region ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Razih region
ⓘ
surface form:
Jabal Razih region
Yemen ⓘ northwestern Yemen ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Arabic language ⓘ |
| usedBy | inhabitants of Jabal Razih ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.