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	Hadiboh: From Peripheral Village to Emerging City
		Soqotri names, therefore, for raison d'Etat had to be dispensed with since they could not be transcribed into the Arabic script.
		The second is as an “obstacle to national unity” in which the preservation of Soqotri is seen as an impediment to full cultural assimilation into the national society.
		Indeed, hunger was the perennial companion of the islanders and its alleviation the all-consuming preoccupation of the population.
	cy.revues.org /document.html?id=186 (12467 words)

	Soqotra Bibliography Page
		Das Märchen vom Aschenputtel in den drie Mahrap-Sprachen (Soqotri, Mehri und Shauri).
		Eine Soqotri - Version der ersten sechs Kapital aus dem Marcus- Evangelium.
		See Volume 2, pages 111-347; Frontispiece of volume 2 depicts a "View from the interior of Socotra." Appendix 1: Words and phrases in Socotran and Arabic are given as a specimen of the Language of that Island.
	rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk /Soqotra/bibliography/subject/l.html (750 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Soqotri language" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Soqotri is the native language of the island of Socotra off the southern coast of Yemen.
		Since women are forbidden to leave the island, Soqotri speakers are only rarely found in the Yemeni mainland.
		The Arabic language is also spoken there as well as the Soqotri.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=soqotri_language (124 words)

	Soqotri language resources
		SOQOTRI (SOKOTRI, SUQUTRI, SOCOTRI) [ SQT ] 70,000 (1990 census).
		Soqotri language Southern Tamasheq languages Sudanese Arabic Sukur language T Template:Aa-lang-stub Tigre language Tigrinya language X Xamtanga language Y Yemeni Arabic Yemenite Hebrew language Z Zizilivakan...
		Soqotri Sora (Austroasiatic) Sorbian (Slavic) Southern Sami South Yukaghir Spanish (Romance) Sranan Sucite Sudovian Sumerian (extinct) Sundanese Supyire Surigaonon Svan Swabian (Germanic) Swahili (Bantu) Swati or Siswati...
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Soqotri.html (882 words)

	sufi.html
		Soqotri, which is the language spoken in Socotra, is part of a group of languages known as the Modern South Arabian Languages (MSAL) that includes six different languages, namely Mehri, Harsusi, Bathari, Jibbali, Hobyot, and Soqotri.
		Interestingly, Soqotri is the first among the MSAL to be discovered (Simeone-Senelle 1998:309).
		Subsequently, according to Simeone-Senelle, the "historical turning point" for more extensive knowledge of the MSAL including Soqotri was initiated by the missions of the members of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of Vienna, under the rubric of the Sudarabische Expedition, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th.
	www.aiys.org /webdate/socot.html (8299 words)

	Linguist online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After they returned to England, Miranda continued to study and record the languages at the request of HM Sultan Qaboos, whose mother was from the mountain people of the southern region.
		Soqotri was the one language that eluded her, so when the WWF offered her the chance to report on the alleged decimation of the island's vegetation by its goats, she jumped at the chance.
		The terrain is rugged and Miranda had to travel between islands by shark-fishing dhow.
	home.clara.net /patriciatreasure/linguist_2_2002/arabia.htm (190 words)

	South Arabian Information
		Soqotri is another relatively numerous example, with speakers on the island of Socotra isolated from the pressures of Arabic on the mainland.
		According to the 1990 census in Yemen, the number of speakers there was 57,000 (including, perhaps, Soqotris living on the mainland).
		The population total for all countries (including work emigrants) is estimated at 64,000.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/South_Arabian (338 words)

	Yemen Old Splendour Tours
		The archipelago is a site of global importance for biodiversity conservation and a possible center for ecotourism.
		Even the language, Soqotri, is spoken only there.
		As with many isolated island systems, bats are the only mammals native to Socotra.
	www.yostours.com.ye /socotra.htm (465 words)

	British-Yemeni Society: Soqotra: a master plan
		Finally, it is worth mentioning that on 25 August 2001 the inaugural meeting of ‘The Friends of Soqotra’ was held, attended by thirty two people.
		This is, essentially, an international gathering of technical experts and enthusiasts ‘committed to balancing scientific investigation with bringing direct benefits to the Soqotri people’.
		It is a very commendable initiative which should be supported by all those with an interest in the social and environmental future of the Soqotra archipelago.
	www.al-bab.com /bys/articles/harmond02.htm (2372 words)

	Soqotra on film
		The samples probably still exist, as do the human remains they collected, both of which might provide DNA samples.
		* The designation as a Biosphere Reserve is an important way to promote to the Soqotris how important the rest of the world thinks their island is. A ceremony to mark this designation should take place on Soqotra, showing how valuable and special their homeland is.
		Why and how the people do things; the uses of plants, traditional management rules and practices, poems, etc. This should overtly demonstrate the expertise and knowledge of the Soqotris and promote the value of this to both the local people and the rest of the world.
	www.friendsofsoqotra.org /2003/soqotraonfilm.htm (1115 words)

	Socotra Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Soqotri is related to the most ancient languages spoken in the Arabian peninsula and is related to language of the kingdom of Sheba.
		It seems this place at the highlight of the shipment of frankincense, Dragon blood, and other incenses people settle here from Sheba and also the “Greeks” came in some number when the Alexander displaced the Persians as the rulers of the Middle East.
		The most remote area of the Island and the area where Soqotri is the most isolated still is the mountain dialects, in the range of aghyer, and in Diksam.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Yemen/Socotra-1858206/Things_To_Do-Socotra-R-1.html (1313 words)

	China and Korea I: Translation vs. Transliteration - Scott Tyler's Blog
		What I meant by 'archaic', when referring to such languages, is that they have remained relatively unchanged, while the language as spoken by the majority (or 'mainstream')has changed greatly.
		I also think that Soqotri didn't changed a lot but this idea must be proved by use of - if it is possible - old 1902-04 Vienna Soundarchiv recordings.
		It is true that Soqotri is the oldest Semitic language like Akkadian and it is hardly useful for modern civilisation realities (I found only one original Soqotri word for a modern thing: "taHarero" for "seyyara"(Arab.)= a car).
	blog.scott.tylers.info /index.php?/archives/14-China-and-Korea-I-Translation-vs.-Transliteration.html (1391 words)

	THE PEOPLE OF SOCOTRA
		In addition to its unique biological features Socotra is also characterised by a singular traditional culture, which includes the special non-written language Soqotri, and a number of traditional habits and ceremonies.
		Although not much is known about the early time of immigration, the island has probably been inhabited by humans for about three thousand years.
		Any inappropriate development might also have unwanted side effects that could damage the delicate ecological balance of the islands, risking much more than the survival of many of the endemic species.
	www.uni-rostock.de /fakult/manafak/biologie/wranik/socotra/texts/31.htm (1207 words)

	Scotsman.com Living - Treasured island finds home in city
		As well as the knife set, which also has a larger knife used for slaughtering animals and cutting leather, and a rounded heavy blade for chopping, he has brought over a traditional leather drum and a rather scary-looking children's toy made from part of a camel's jaw-bone.
		He has also met with the volunteer storytellers who will be taking part in the exhibition, to pass on some of the traditional legends of the island, as well as teaching them Soqotri greetings, involving lots of nose rubbing and hand sniffing, and how to wear traditional Soqotri clothing.
		The exhibition also aims to teach people about the natural habitat of the island, which harbours some of the rarest plant species on the planet.
	living.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=981172006 (1461 words)

	South Semitic Information
		These languages are spoken mainly by tiny minority populations on the Arabian peninsula in Yemen and Oman.
		Soqotri language - on the island of Soqotra (Yemen)
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	www.bookrags.com /wiki/South_Semitic (387 words)

	About Me
		I used to spend hours and hours---three or four hours at least---working on my list of tribes.
		Through my research, I discovered that there were many non-African tribes captured in the slave trade as well, such as the Juang of China or the Soqotri of Yemen.
		Each time I’d find a new tribe, I’d immediately write it down on a piece of paper so that I could add it to my list on the computer, or I’d add it directly to the list itself, depending where I was at the time.
	www.aspergerplanet.com /jackongia/about.html (695 words)

	UNESCO - UNESCO adds 15 new sites to world network of biosphere reserves
		This first biosphere reserve in Yemen is an archipelago located at the crossroads of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
		This site is internationally renowned for its remarkable plant diversity and for its cultural richness, with the 40,000 inhabitants speaking the unique Soqotri language.
		The World Network of Biosphere Reserves is the main operational tool of the MAB Programme.
	portal.unesco.org /en/ev.php@URL_ID=13534&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (1198 words)

	Soqotri — (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Based on which role you have, you get a selection of skins that you can switch between.
		The LINGUIST List is dedicated to providing information on language and language analysis, and to providing the discipline of linguistics with the infrastructure necessary to function in the digital world.
		Find and/or purchase publications on "Soqotri" from Amazon.com.
	www.rosettaproject.org /archive/sqt (190 words)

	LINGUIST List 17.2287: Soqotri Modern South Arabian Language folktale text in PDF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Vladimir Agafonov, Soqotri Arabic Language folktale text in PDF
		Message 1: Soqotri Arabic Language folktale text in PDF
		Soqotri tale text as well as its word for word
	www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/17/17-2287.html (133 words)

	Soqotran Poetry
		Everyone on Soqotra should know a number of temethel-stanza, because it may be nessesary for him to demonstrate this knowledge.
		The topics of temethel can be different - from general philosophy and common sense ideas to deriding some tribes or rather erotics.
		One of such stories tells that one night there was a battle on board of a ship sailing in the sea.
	www.soqotra.info /poetry/poetry.html (560 words)

	Operation World - Detailed Information
		There are no known Christians on this isolated Indian Ocean island.
		A few have come to faith but most remain unevangelized.
		a) Bible translation — there is need for Yemeni Arabic, Soqotri and Mahri Bibles.
	www.gmi.org /ow/country/yeme/owtext.html (1030 words)

	Ethnologue: Yemen
		Dialects: SOQOTRI, NORTH SOQOTRI.
		North Soqotri includes North Central and Northwest Central (highland) Soqotri.
		Women are forbidden to leave the islands, so there are no Soqotri communities on the mainland.
	www.christusrex.org /www3/ethno/Yeme.html (323 words)

	Mehri language resources
		...in Yemen and Oman Bathari language Harsusi language Hobyot language Jibbali/Shehri language Mehri language Soqotri language - on the island of Soqotra (Yemen) [ edit ] Live Semitic languages and the number of...
		Arabic is the official language, although English is increasingly understood in...
		languages spoken in Yemen include Mehri, with 70,643 speakers, Soqotri, with an estimated 43,000...
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Mehri.html (1291 words)

	Yemeni Arabic at AllExperts
		The independent languages of Mahri (Mehri) and Suqutri (Socotri, soqotri) are not Arabic dialects at all, but developed from Old South Arabian via the ancient Sabaen language.
		Please note that some phonetic symbols may not appear in some versions of Internet browsers.
		= Non-Arabic Dialects =Mehri is still spoken in the east (bordering other South Arabian languages in Oman) and Soqotri is spoken on Socotra.
	en.allexperts.com /e/y/ye/yemeni_arabic.htm (1602 words)

	LINGUIST List 16.801: Soqotri Language;Female American English Speakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		LINGUIST List 16.801: Soqotri Language;Female American English Speakers
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	www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/16/16-801.html (213 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:sqt
		Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Yemen > Soqotri
		`Abd Al-Kuri, Southern Soqotri, Northern Soqotri, Central Soqotri, Western Soqotri.
		This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=sqt (73 words)

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