Gulf Arabic

Gulf Arabic

Infobox Language
name=Gulf Arabic
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
states=Kuwait, eastern part of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, parts of Oman
fam2=Semitic
fam3=West Semitic
fam4=Central Semitic
fam5=South Central Semitic
fam6=Arabic
script=Arabic alphabet
iso3=afb

Gulf Arabic (also known as Khaliji, al-lahjat al-khalijiya اللهجة الخليجية) is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, Iraq, eastern and central Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. Some notable characteristics that set it apart from other Arabian dialects is the small number of Persian loanwords, and a pronunciation of "k" as "ch" ("kalb" "dog", read as "chalb"); and, in some instances, the pronunciation "j" as "y" ("jeeb" "bring" (masc), read as "yeeb").

External links

* [http://www.gulfarabic.com/ GulfArabic.com - Gulf Arabic Online Course with Audio]

ee also

*Kuwaiti Arabic.
*Iraqi Arabic.
*Hejazi Arabic.


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