Socotra Swahili language

Socotra Swahili
Native toYemen
RegionSocotra
Extinctlate 20th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone
G.411
IETFsw-u-sd-yesu

Socotra Swahili is an extinct variety of Swahili, a Bantu language, that was formerly spoken on the island of Socotra in Yemen. It was reported to be spoken by a fifth of the island (c. 2,000 people) in 1962.