السقطريون | |
|---|---|
 Soqotri people, 1918 | |
| Total population | |
| 71,400[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Yemen | |
| Languages | |
| Soqotri and Yemeni Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Semitic-speaking peoples Especially Harasis, Mehri, and other Modern South Arabian-speaking peoples |
The Soqotri people, sometimes referred to as Socotran, are a South Arabian ethnic group native to the Gulf of Aden island of Socotra. They speak the Soqotri language, a Modern South Arabian language in the Afroasiatic family.