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| The '''Luwati''' Language (also known as lawatiyya, lawatiya, hyderabadi, khoja, or khojki) is an ] spoken by 5,000 to 10,000 people known as the Lawatiya (also called the Khojas or Hyderabadis) in the country of ]. <ref name="academians.org" />In total it is has been estimated there are 20,000-30,000 Lawatiya people.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Valeri|first=M|date=|title=Identity Politics and Nation-Building under Sultan Qaboos|url=|journal=Sectarian Politics in the Persian Golf|volume=179|pages=}}</ref> Despite the various names, the Lawatiya refer to the language as Khojki. It is considered an endangered language because a portion of the Lawatiya do not speak Luwati and it is not continuously passed down to younger generations. | |||
| '''Lawati''' (or '''Lawatiyya''') is an ] spoken by between 5,000 and 10,000 people of the ] ethnic group in ].<ref name="Peterson 2004">Peterson, John E. 2004. "Oman's diverse society: Northern Oman", Middle East Journal 58(1), pp. 32–51.</ref> | |||
| == Classifications == | |||
| ==Classification== | |||
| The Lawati language is superficially similar to ], but retains sounds found in other ] and ] but that have been lost from Kutchi.<ref name="academians.org">Salman, Amel & Kharusi, Nafla S. (2012) ‘The Sound System of Lawatiyya’, Journal of Academic and Applied Studies May Vol. 2(5), pp. 36–44, {{ISSN|1925-931X}}, available online @ www.academians.org</ref> | The Lawati language is superficially similar to ], but retains sounds found in other ] and ] but that have been lost from Kutchi.<ref name="academians.org">Salman, Amel & Kharusi, Nafla S. (2012) ‘The Sound System of Lawatiyya’, Journal of Academic and Applied Studies May Vol. 2(5), pp. 36–44, {{ISSN|1925-931X}}, available online @ www.academians.org</ref> | ||
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| Lawati | |
|---|---|
| Lawatiyya | |
| Region | Oman (Muttrah walled quarter, facing the old harbor; Muscat and other cities) |
| Native speakers | 30,000 (2012) |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | luv |
| Glottolog | luwa1238 |
| ELP | Luwati |
The Luwati Language (also known as lawatiyya, lawatiya, hyderabadi, khoja, or khojki) is an Indo-Iranian Language spoken by 5,000 to 10,000 people known as the Lawatiya (also called the Khojas or Hyderabadis) in the country of Oman. In total it is has been estimated there are 20,000-30,000 Lawatiya people. Despite the various names, the Lawatiya refer to the language as Khojki. It is considered an endangered language because a portion of the Lawatiya do not speak Luwati and it is not continuously passed down to younger generations.
Classifications
The Lawati language is superficially similar to Kutchi, but retains sounds found in other Sindhi languages and Saraiki but that have been lost from Kutchi.
Phonology
The Lawati language has 37 consonants
References
- ^ Lawati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Salman, Amel & Kharusi, Nafla S. (2012) ‘The Sound System of Lawatiyya’, Journal of Academic and Applied Studies May Vol. 2(5), pp. 36–44, ISSN 1925-931X, available online @ www.academians.org
- Valeri, M. "Identity Politics and Nation-Building under Sultan Qaboos". Sectarian Politics in the Persian Golf. 179.
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