Yafiʿi Arabic

E76698
Arabic dialect regional variety of Yemeni Arabic spoken language variety

Yafiʿi Arabic is a regional variety of Yemeni Arabic spoken primarily in the Yafaʿ area of southern Yemen, characterized by its own distinct phonological and lexical features.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Yafaʿi Arabic 1
Yafa‘i Arabic 1
Yafi‘i Arabic 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic dialect ⓘ
regional variety of Yemeni Arabic ⓘ
spoken language variety ⓘ
belongsTo Yemeni Arabic ⓘ
surface form: Yemeni Arabic dialect continuum
country Yemen ⓘ
culturalAssociation Yafaʿ tribal communities ⓘ
geographicQualifier southern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ
surface form: Yafaʿi Arabic

Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ
surface form: Yafa‘i Arabic

Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ
surface form: Yafi‘i Arabic
hasDialectContinuumWith neighboring Yemeni Arabic varieties ⓘ
hasFeature distinct lexical features compared to other Yemeni Arabic varieties ⓘ
distinct phonological features compared to other Yemeni Arabic varieties ⓘ
local phonetic realizations of consonants and vowels ⓘ
regional vocabulary specific to Yafaʿ area ⓘ
hasLexiconType variety of Yemeni Arabic lexicon ⓘ
hasPhonologyType variety of Peninsular Arabic phonology ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Arabic alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Arabic script
ISO639Status not separately coded (grouped under Arabic/Yemeni Arabic) ⓘ
isSpokenLanguage true ⓘ
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
Arabic languages ⓘ
Central Semitic languages ⓘ
Semitic languages ⓘ
linguisticLevel dialect ⓘ
mutualIntelligibility partially mutually intelligible with other Yemeni Arabic dialects ⓘ
overarchingStandardLanguage Modern Standard Arabic ⓘ
primaryMode oral ⓘ
region Lahij Governorate (broad area association) ⓘ
Yemeni Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Yafaʿ highlands
scriptDirection right-to-left ⓘ
spokenIn Jabal an Nabi Shuayb region ⓘ
surface form: Yafaʿ region

Yemen ⓘ
Southern Arabia ⓘ
surface form: southern Yemen
standardizationStatus non-standardized ⓘ
subclassOf Afroasiatic language variety ⓘ
Arabic ⓘ
Peninsular Arabic ⓘ
Semitic language variety ⓘ
Yemeni Arabic ⓘ
usedBy inhabitants of Yafaʿ area ⓘ
usedFor everyday communication ⓘ
local poetry ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yafiʿi Arabic → hasAlternativeName → Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yafaʿi Arabic
Yafiʿi Arabic → hasAlternativeName → Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yafi‘i Arabic
Yafiʿi Arabic → hasAlternativeName → Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yafa‘i Arabic
Yemeni Arabic → hasDialects → Yafiʿi Arabic ⓘ