Miranda J Morris

Miranda J. Morris is an independent researcher whose interests focus on the Modern South Arabian Languages, So o ri, Hoby t, B a r t, er t, Mehri and ars si, and the traditional cultures of those who speak them. She has lived and worked with MSAL-speaking communities in Southern Arabia and the Soqotra Archipelago over several decades, and has worked on a variety of projects, with the Darwin Initiative, UK; the Global Environment Facility (GEF); the European Union (EU); and the Royal...See more

Miranda J. Morris is an independent researcher whose interests focus on the Modern South Arabian Languages, So o ri, Hoby t, B a r t, er t, Mehri and ars si, and the traditional cultures of those who speak them. She has lived and worked with MSAL-speaking communities in Southern Arabia and the Soqotra Archipelago over several decades, and has worked on a variety of projects, with the Darwin Initiative, UK; the Global Environment Facility (GEF); the European Union (EU); and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). Her publications include Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic and Medicinal Uses (with A.G. Miller, 1988); Oman Adorned: A Portrait in Silver (with P. Shelton, 1997); Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago (with A.G. Miller, 2004); A Comparative Glossary across the Modern South Arabian Language Family (2019, with J.C.E. Watson, D. Eades et al.); and Oral Art of Soqotra: A Collection of Island Voices (with . S. Di-Kisin, 3 volumes, 2021). See less