Gulf Arabic

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Gulf Arabic ( خليجي Khaliji Pronunciation xɐliːdʒi, full name: el-lahja el-Khalijiyya اللهجة الخليجية ellɑhdʒɐ͜ lxɐliːdʒɪjjɐ) is an Arabic dialect , which on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Bahrain , Iraq , Kuwait , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates , spoken in eastern Saudi Arabia , parts of Iran and northern Oman .

phonetics

Unlike Standard Arabic, Gulf Arabic has a rich vowel system .