Yemen Languages: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
VisualWikitext
(Removed TOC (will be adde back in the correct place later).)
Tag: Manual revert
m (creating language page)
(5 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{CountrySidebar
{{Yemen-sidebar}}
|Country=Yemen
{{breadcrumb
|Name=Yemen
|Type=Topic
|Topic Type=Background
|Background=Languages
|Rating=Standardized
}}{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[Yemen Genealogy|Yemen]]
| link1=[[Yemen Genealogy|Yemen]]
| link2=
| link2=
Line 19: Line 13:


Other languages spoken are:
Other languages spoken are:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehri_language '''Mehri'''] <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mehri language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehri_language, accessed 5 May 2023.</ref> - largest South Semitic language spoken in Yemen
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehri_language '''Mehri'''] <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mehri language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehri_language, accessed 5 May 2023.</ref> - argest South Semitic language spoken in Yemen
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soqotri_language '''Soqotri'''] <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Soqotri language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soqotri_language, accessed 5 May 2023.</ref> - another South Semitic language
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soqotri_language '''Soqotri'''] <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Soqotri language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soqotri_language, accessed 5 May 2023.</ref> - another South Semitic language
* '''English''' - most important foreign langugage
* '''English''' - most important foreign langugage
Line 25: Line 19:


==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php#:~:text=useful%20phrases%20in%20Modern%20Standard%20Arabic useful phrases in Modern Standard Arabic] - Omniglot
* [http://www.modernstandardarabic.com/arabic-vocabulary/ Modern Standard Arabic vocabulary] - ModernStandardArabic.com


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm#:~:text=Modern%20Standard%20Arabic Modern Standard Arabic alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/southarabian.htm#:~:text=Old%20Yemeni%20alphabet Old Yemeni alphabet] - Omniglot


'''Pronunciation'''
'''Pronunciation'''
Line 37: Line 27:
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Piamenta, M. ''A dictionary of post-classical Yemeni Arabic.'' Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1990. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/21596427 WorldCat].
* Qafisheh, Hamdi A. ''NTC's Yemeni Arabic-English dictionary.'' Lincolnwood, Ill: NTC, 2000. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1037540809 WorldCat].


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English - Arabic] - Glosbe


'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
* Ryding, Karin C. ''A reference grammar of modern standard Arabic.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/61407569 WorldCat].
* Alhawary, Mohammad T. ''Modern Standard Arabic grammar : a learner's guide.'' Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/608491855 WorldCat].
* Qafisheh, Hamdi A. ''Yemeni Arabic reference grammar.'' Kensington, Md: Dunwoody Press, 1992. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/27149534 WorldCat].


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* Risha, Sarah. ''Arabic for beginners : a guide to modern standard Arabic.'' Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing, 2021. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1276798710 WorldCat].
* Ramadan, Abdulkareem Said. ''Conjunctions and interjections in modern standard Arabic.'' Abingdon: Routledge, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1089931524 WorldCat].
* Huizinga, Marijke. ''Spoken Yemeni Arabic.'' Uitgeverij, Amsterdam: UV Boekhandel, 1984. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/12178145 WorldCat].


== References  ==
== References  ==

Revision as of 15:55, 5 May 2023

Yemen Wiki Topics
Flag of Yemen.svg.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Yemen Background
Local Research Resources

Description[edit | edit source]

The official language of Yemen is the Modern Standard Arabic [1] [2]
Most people in Yemen speak Yemeni Arabic [3]

Other languages spoken are:

  • Mehri [4] - argest South Semitic language spoken in Yemen
  • Soqotri [5] - another South Semitic language
  • English - most important foreign langugage
  • Russian - significant number of people in Yemen

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Modern Standard Arabic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic, accessed 5 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Yemen," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen#:~:text=official%20language, accessed 5 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Yemeni Arabic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Arabic, accessed 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mehri language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehri_language, accessed 5 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Soqotri language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soqotri_language, accessed 5 May 2023.

Somali Language Resources[edit | edit source]

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Yemen_Languages&oldid=5314487"