Harasis are a Modern South Arabian-speaking ethnographic group native to the Jiddat al-Harasis desert of Dhofar Governorate. They arrived at the desert in the late 19th century.^[1] Harasis people (about 1000-2000 people) in the Jiddat al-Harasis are reported to be of different identity compared to the Bedouin nomads.

The Harasis speak the South Semitic Ḥarsusi language; though they are reported to be increasing their use of the Mehri language, which is more dominant in the area, and are bilingual in Arabic.^[2]

Bibliography

• Maisel, Sebastian; Shoup, John A. (February 2009). Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Arab States. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34442-8.