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This book contains a detailed grammatical description of Jibbali (or Shahri), an unwritten Semitic language spoken in the Dhofar region of Oman, along with seventy texts. This is the first ever comprehensive grammar of Jibbali, and the first collection of texts published in over a hundred years. Topics in phonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features are covered. The texts include those collected by the late T. M. Johnstone (newly edited and translated), as well as new texts collected by the author, while the grammar is based both on the texts and on original fieldwork. Semitists, linguists, and anyone interested in the folklore of Arabia will find much valuable data and analysis in this volume.

Jibbali language --- Ehkili language --- Geblet language --- Jibali language --- Qarawi language --- Sehri language --- Shahari language --- Shaḥri language --- Šḫauri language --- Shehri language --- Sheret language --- Śheri language --- Śhori language --- South Arabic language --- Grammar. --- South Arabian language (Jibbali) --- Šxauri language --- South Arabian languages