Native to Yemen Extinct late 20th century Glottolog None | Region Socotra ISO 639-3 None (mis) | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Northeast Coast
Sabaki
Swahili
Socotra Swahili | ||
Socotra Swahili is an extinct variety of Swahili spoken on Socotra Island in Yemen. It was reported to be spoken by a fifth of the island (c. 2,000 people) in 1962.
References
Socotra Swahili language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA