Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic

Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic or Southern Yemeni Arabic (Arabic: لهجة تعزية عدنية, romanized: lahja Taʿizzīyy-ʿAdanīyy) is a dialect of Arabic spoken primarily in Yemen. The dialect itself is further sub-divided into the regional vernaculars of Ta’izzi, spoken in Ta'izz, and Adeni, spoken in Aden.

The languages that existed in this region prior to the arrival of Arabic have had long lasting impacts upon the modern iteration of Ta’izzi-Adeni. Owing to this history, and a relative degree of geographic isolation, it has developed certain, distinctive phonological and vocabularic variations.