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Sokotri

noun
So·ko·tri | \səˈkō‧trē\

Definition of Sokotri 

: a South Arabic dialect very closely related to Mahri and spoken on the island of Socotra

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History and Etymology for Sokotri

Arabic Suquṭri

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