Shihhi Arabic

Shihhi Arabic
Native to	United Arab Emirates, Oman
Speakers	38,000 (2020)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic Central Semitic Arabic Peninsular Shihhi Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ssh
Glottolog	shih1239
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Shihhi Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة الشحية, romanized: Al-Lahjah Al-Shihhiyya, also known as Shehhi, Khasabi, Musandam Arabic, or Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic) is a variety of Arabic primarily spoken in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and Ras al Khaimah emirate of UAE.^[1] It has been suggested that Shihhi Arabic has two main dialect groups, known as "inland" and "coastal".^[2] The Al Shehhi, Al Hebsi, Al Dhuhoori and Al Shemaili tribes speak it.