Language

Soqotri

Soqotri is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Soqotri

Portions of Scripture are reported in Soqotri.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Soqotri is spoken

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen

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About Soqotri

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
sqt
Glottocode
soqo1240
Also known as
Soqotri: 'Abd Al-Kuri

Dialects and varieties 7

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Soqotri as a whole.

  • 'Abd Al-KuriNo known Scripture
  • CentralNo known Scripture
  • North Central SoqotriNo known Scripture
  • NorthernNo known Scripture
  • Northwest Central SoqotriNo known Scripture
  • SouthernNo known Scripture
  • WesternNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.