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.
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A feature that distinguishes Gulf Arabic dialects from other Arabic varieties is the retention of the dental fricatives /θ/ and /ð/, which in many other dialects merged with other sounds; similarly, the reflex of the merger of classical */ɮˤ/ ⟨ض⟩ and */ðˤ/ ⟨ظ⟩ is often /dˤ/ in some dialects but is a fricative (either /ðˤ/ or /zˤ/) in Gulf dialects.
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Gulf Arabic or Khaleeji (خليجي Ḫalīji, local pronunciation: [χɑˈliːd͡ʒi] or اللهجة الخليجية el-lahja el-Ḫalījiyya, [(ə)lˈlɑhd͡ʒɐ lχɑliːˈd͡ʒɪj.jɐ]) is a variety of Arabic 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, and by some Iranian Arabs.
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2018-2021
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