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Ḥarsusi Language
Ḥarsūsī () or Ḥersīyet (pronunciation in Harsusi: ) is a Semitic language of Oman, spoken by the Harasis people. It is classified as a moribund language,Morris, M. 2007.The pre-literate, non-Arabic languages of Oman and Yemen." Lecture conducted from Anglo-Omani and British-Yemeni Societies. with an estimated 600-1000 speakers in Jiddat al-Harasis, a stony desert in south-central Oman. It is closely related to Mehri.Peterson, J.E.Oman's Diverse Society: Southern Oman." In: ''Middle East Journal'' 58.2, 254-269. General information Harsusi first came to the attention of outside scholars in 1937, when it was mentioned by Bertram Thomas in his book ''Four Strange Tongues of South Arabia.'' While certain scholars have claimed that Harsusi is a dialect of the more widely spoken Mehri language, most maintain that they are mutually intelligible but separate languages. Harsusi, like all the Modern South Arabian languages, is unwritten, though there have been recent efforts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline faces the Arabian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The exclaves of Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, while Musandam’s coastal boundaries are formed by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. The capital and largest city is Muscat. With a population of approximately 5.46 million and an area of 309,500 km2 (119,500 sq mi), Oman is the Countries with highest population, 123rd most-populous country. From the 18th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, competing with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. At its peak in the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |