Gulf Arabic, also called Khaleeji, is a variety of Arabic spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, southern Iraq, eastern Saudi Arabia and northern Oman, and among some Iranian Arabs.
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RegionGulf Arabic is spoken in Eastern Arabia along the coasts of the Persian Gulf, in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, southern Iraq, eastern Saudi Arabia and northern Oman. 1 Speaker CommunityGulf Arabic had an estimated 11 million speakers as of 2018 to 2021. 1 Distinguishing FeaturesGulf Arabic is distinguished from other Arabic varieties by its retention of the dental fricative consonants written th and dh. 1 Classification
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Gulf Arabic (Khaleeji) is a variety of Arabic spoken in Eastern Arabia.
Source Wikipedia: Gulf Arabic
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1. Wikipedia: Gulf Arabic
Wikimedia FoundationPhonology section, dental-fricative sentence
A feature that distinguishes Gulf Arabic dialects from other Arabic varieties is the retention of the dental fricatives /th/ and /dh/.
Lead section, region sentence
Gulf Arabic is spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, southern Iraq, eastern Saudi Arabia, northern Oman.
Infobox, speakers field
Speakers: 11 million (2018-2021)
Variety kind, Gulf Arabic entity page
Gulf Arabic, also called Khaleeji, is a variety of Arabic spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, southern Iraq, eastern Saudi Arabia and northern Oman, and among some Iranian Arabs.
Descends From: Arabic, Lead section
Gulf Arabic or Khaleeji ... is a variety of Arabic spoken in Eastern Arabia.
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