Gulf Arabic

Gulf Arabic
Native to	Kuwait, eastern part of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, parts of Oman
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic South Central Semitic Arabic Gulf Arabic
Writing system	Arabic alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	afb

Gulf Arabic (also known as Khaliji, Qatari) is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, eastern and central 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 (jeeb "bring" (masc), read as "yeeb").

External links

• GulfArabic.com - Gulf Arabic Online Course with Audio

But the correct form is persian gulf.Remember:"arabian gulf does not exist"

See also

• Kuwaiti Arabic.
• Iraqi Arabic.
• Hejazi Arabic.