Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic | |
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Native to | Kuwait, eastern part of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, parts of Oman |
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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").
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But the correct form is persian gulf.Remember:"arabian gulf does not exist"