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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Oman Genealogy|Oman]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Oman Languages|Languages]] }} ==Description== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is the official language of Oman.<br> <br> There are several dialects of Arabic spoken, all part of the Peninsular Arabic family: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhofari_Arabic '''Dhofari Arabic'''] - also knowns as Dhofari & Zofari - spoken in Salalah and the surrounding coastal regions * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic '''Gulf Arabic'''] - spoken in parts bordering the UAE * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omani_Arabic '''Omani Arabic'''] - spoken in Central Oman Other main languages spoken in Oman include: * '''English''' - widely spoken in the business community * '''Baluchi''' * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu '''Urdu'''] * '''Bengali''' * '''Hindi''' * '''Malayalalam''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Oman," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman#:~:text=Languages, accessed 11 Apr 2022.</ref> ==Word List(s)== * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php Useful Arabic phrases] - Omniglot * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Balochi_phrasebook Balochi phrasebook] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/urdu.php Useful Urdu phrases] - Omniglot * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu#:~:text=Phonology Urdu Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bengali.php Useful Bengali phrases] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hindi.php Useful Hindi phrases] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/malayalam.php Useful phrases in Malayalam] - Omniglot ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== '''Alphabet''' * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic#:~:text=Phonology Gulf Arabic Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omani_Arabic#:~:text=Phonology Omani Arabic Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia * [https://omniglot.com/writing/baluchi.php#:~:text=Baluchi%20alphabet Baluchi alphabet] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/conscripts/urdulatin.htm#:~:text=Urdu%20Latin%20alphabet Urdu Latin alphabet] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/writing/bengali.htm#:~:text=Bengali%20alphabet Bengali alphabet] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/writing/hindi.htm#:~:text=alphabet%20for%20Hindi Alphabet for Hindi] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/writing/malayalam.htm#:~:text=Malayalam%20alphabet Malayalam alphabet] - Omniglot '''Pronunciation''' * [https://omniglot.com/writing/baluchi.php#:~:text=pronunciation Baluchi pronunciation] - Omniglot * [https://forvo.com/languages/ur/ Urdu pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo * [https://forvo.com/languages/bn/ Bengali pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo * [https://forvo.com/languages/hi/ Hindi pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo * [https://forvo.com/languages/ml/ Malayalam pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== '''Dictionaries''' * Awde, Nicholas and K. Smith. ''Arabic dictionary : [Arabic-English ; English-Arabic].'' London: Bennett & Bloom, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/249664704 WorldCat]. * Qafisheh, Hamdi A. ''NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary.'' Lincolnwood, Ill: NTC Pub. Group, 1997. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1157139602 WorldCat]. * Foxton, William. ''Dictionary of English baluchi and omani arabic.'' Muttrah: Oriental Printing Press, 1980. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/59695043 WorldCat]. * Mayer, Thomas John Lee. ''English-Biluchi dictionary.'' Lahore: Sheikh Mubarak Ali, 1975. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/471659004 WorldCat]. * Ḥaqqī, Shānulḥaq. ''Oxford English- Urdu dictionary.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/60865209 WorldCat]. * Sykes, J. ''English and Bengali dictionary.'' Charleston, SC: BiblioBazaar, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/502162789 WorldCat]. * Snell, Rupert. ''Essential Hindi dictionary : Hindi-English/English-Hindi.'' Blacklick, OH: McGraw-Hill, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/659756432 WorldCat]. '''Online Dictionaries''' * [https://glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English - Arabic] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/ar/adf Dictionary Arabic - Dhofari Arabic] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/afb Dictionary English - Gulf Arabic] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/acx Dictionary English - Omani Arabic] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/bal Dictionary English - Baluchi] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/ur Dictionary English - Urdu] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/bn Dictionary English - Bangla] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/hi/en Dictionary Hindi - English] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/ml Dictionary English - Malayalam] - Glosbe '''Language Aids''' * Mercier, Henry. ''Arabic grammar.'' Rabat: Éditions La Porte, 1963. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/3692678 WorldCat]. * Davey, Richard. ''Coastal Dhofari Arabic : a sketch grammar.'' n.p.: Brill, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/966744776 WorldCat]. * Holes, Clive. ''Gulf Arabic.'' London: Routledge, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/785335243 WorldCat]. * ''Grammar of Omani Arabic.'' n.p.: n.p., n.d.. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/912808547 WorldCat]. * Collett, N. A. ''A grammar, phrase book and vocabulary of Baluchi.'' Camberley: N.A. Collett, 1986. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/18832979 WorldCat]. * Young, David James. ''Urdu grammar.'' California: Createspace, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1257976630 WorldCat]. * Milne, W. S. ''A practical Bengali grammar.'' New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1993. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/226088289 WorldCat]. * Greaves, Edwin. ''Hindi Grammar.'' Allahabad: Indian Pr, 1933. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/250991136 WorldCat]. ==Additional Resources== ==References== [[Category:Oman]]