Baṭḥari language
| Bathari | |
|---|---|
| Batahari | |
| Pronunciation | [batˤħari] |
| Native to | Oman |
| Region | Dhofar Province |
Native speakers | 16 (2016) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bhm |
| Glottolog | bath1244 |
| ELP | Baṭḥari |
Modern South Arabian Languages | |
Bathari is classified as "critically endangered" by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Baṭḥari (Arabic: اللغة البطحرية "Baṭḥari language") is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language of Oman, located on the southeast coast facing the Khuriya Muriya Islands. The language is very similar to Mehri, and some members of the Bathari tribe speak Mehri instead of Bathari.
The first westerner to discover the existence of Bathari was Bertram Thomas in 1929.