Yemeni Arabic Resources

The term Yemeni Arabic actually comprises a bunch of different, really fascinating dialects. For example, the Zabidi dialect uses "am" for the definite article instead of the typical "al." It's generally difficult to find resources for Yemeni Arabic compared to more popular ones like Levantine and Egyptian. I personally found that Yemeni dialects are really difficult to understand, even if you know MSA and another dialect like Egyptian well. Dictionaries NTC's Yemeni Arabic Dictionary this seems pretty good if you can find a copy. Deboo's English-German-Arabic lexicon is probably the most comprehensive, but lack examples and is all romanized. One of its best features is that is lists which region of Yemen words belong to. Yemeni Arabic Learner's Dictionary is an app I created. Though the number of entries is fairly small, it has quiz functionality. Textbooks By and large I've found most textbooks to not be of great quality for self-study. With...