Gulf Arabic

Gulf Arabic (kent as Khaliji an aw, al-lahja al-khalijiya اللهجة الخليجية) is a variety o the Arabic leid spoken aroond baith shores o the Persie Gulf such as in Kuwait, Saudi Arabie, Bahrain, Qatar, the Unitit Arab Emirates, an Oman. Some notable characteristics that set it apairt frae ither Arabian dialects are the presence o Persian loanwirds an a pronunciation o k as ch (kalb "dog," read as chalb); q as g (daqiqa "minute," read as dagiga); an, in some instances, the pronunciation j as y (jeeb "bring" (masc), read as yeeb).

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 Varieties o Arabic
 Arabic leid

Category:Persie Gulf
Category:Leids o Iraq
Category:Leids o Kuwait
Category:Leids o Saudi Arabie
Category:Leids o Bahrain
Category:Leids o Qatar
Category:Leids o the United Arab Emirates
Category:Leids o Oman
Category:Central Semitic leids
Category:Arabic leids