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Gulf Arabic (خليجي Khalījī local pronunciation: [χæˈliːd͡ʒi] or اللهجة الخليجية el-lahja el-Khalijiyya local pronunciation: [elˈlæhd͡ʒæ lχæˈliːd͡ʒɪjːæ]) is a variety of the Arabic language spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf in Kuwait Iraq Bahrain eastern Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates Qatar Iran and northern Oman. These dialects are mutually intelligible.Gulf dialects differ a lot in vocabulary grammar and accent.

ISO 639-3 code
afb
family
Semitic languages, Central Semitic languages, Peninsular Arabic, Arabic languages
spoken in
Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar

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