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Shihhi Arabic
Native toUnited Arab Emirates, Oman
Speakers38,000 (2020)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ssh
Glottologshih1239

Shihhi Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة الشحية, romanizedAl-Lahjah Al-Shihhiyya, also known as Shehhi, Musandam Arabic, or Ruʿūs al-Jibāl Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and Ras al Khaimah emirate of UAE.[1] The Al Shehhi, Al Hebsi, Al Dhuhoori and Al Shemaili tribes speak it.

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  1. ^ a b Shihhi Arabic at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon