Modern South Arabian Languages

Short vowels in Central Dhofari Mehri.

The phonetics and phonology of Modern South Arabian: Mehri and Shehret

Principal Investigator: Janet Watson (University of Leeds) Collaborators: Barry Heselwood (University of Leeds) Funding: Leverhulme Trust Summary: This project investigates the the sound systems of Mehri and Shehret, two endangered Modern South Arabian languages (MSAL) spoken in Southern Arabia.