GULF ARABIC

'Gulf Arabic' is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. Some notable characteristics that set it apart from other Bedouin 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'' (''jannah'' "paradise", read as "yennah").

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External Links

★ GulfArabic.com - Gulf Arabic Online Course with Audio

See Also

★ Kuwaiti Arabic.

★ Iraqi Arabic.

★ Hejazi Arabic.