| Group | Harasis people |
|---|---|
| Native name | الهاراسيس |
| Population | 2,000 |
| Languages | Harsusi, Mehri, Yemeni Arabic and Omani Arabic |
| Rels | Islam |
| Related | Other Semitic-speaking peoples Especially Soqotri, Ghafiri, Bedouins, Hinawi, Mehri and other Modern South Arabian-speaking peoples |
Harasis is the Hinawi Bedouin tribe of Oman. They arrived in the Jiddat al-Harasis desert of Dhofar Governorate in the late 19th century.[1] Harasis people (about 1000–2000 people) in the Jiddat al-Harasis are reported to be of different identity compared to the Bedu nomads.
They speak the Ḥarsusi language; though they are reported to be increasing their use of the Mehri language, which is more dominant in the area, and are bilingual in Arabic.[2]
References
- ^ Maisel & Shoup 2009, p. 193.
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- Bibliography
- Maisel, Sebastian & Shoup, John A. (February 2009). Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Arab States. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34442-8.