Omani Arabic

Omani Arabic
اللهجة العمانية
Native toOman, United Arab Emirates
RegionHajar mountains and a few coastal towns
EthnicityOmanis
Speakers3.2 million (2020)[1]
Arabic alphabet, Arabic chat alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3acx
Glottologoman1239
Areas where Omani Arabic is spoken (in dark blue those areas where it is more widely spoken).

Omani Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة العمانية, romanizedal-Lahjah al-ʻUmānīyah; also known as Omani Hadari Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken in the Al Hajar Mountains of Oman and in a few neighboring coastal regions. It is the easternmost traditional Arabic dialect. It was formerly spoken by colonists in Kenya and Tanzania, but these days, it mainly remains spoken on the island of Zanzibar.

  1. ^ Omani Arabic at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon