Sǝlṭi belongs to the East Gurage group, along with Wolane and Zway. The East Gurage group is closely related to Harari. The article has the following subsections:1. Correspondence between the Arabic and the Sǝlṭi consonants.2. The correspondence between the Sǝlṭi and the Arabic consonants.3. Observations on the loanwords.4. A list of the Arabic loanwords. ATTENTION: Due to copy-right no online publication is provided.