Gulf Arabic is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. Some notable characteristics that set it apart from other Bedouin dialects are an unusual number of Persian loanwords, and a pronunciation of kaaf as ch; like other Bedouin dialects, it pronounces qaaf as g.
Persian Gulf | Languages of Kuwait | Languages of Saudi Arabia | Languages of Bahrain | Languages of Qatar | Languages of the United Arab Emirates | Languages of Oman
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