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Gulf Arabic is a dialect of the Arabic language spoken on both the shores of the Persian Gulf. Gulf Arabic is mainly spoken in Kuwait, Bahrain, eastern Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. It can be said one of the Bedouin dialects, which is as significant as a language.
Some notable features of the Gulf Arabic language is the Persian loanwords, and a pronunciation of k to be ch ("kalb" meaning dog, is read as "chalb") and the pronunciation of j as y (jannah meaning "paradise" is read as "yennah"). Gulf Arabic is not a written but a spoken language. The greater version of Gulf Arabic being Arabic, which is also called Modern Standard Arabic or MSA. Modern Standard Arabic is used widely in the press, on TV and radio. This language is seldom used by the Gulf Arabs. Gulf Arabic is the mother tongue of the Gulf Arabs.
Gulf Arabic in UAE can be considered as the major colloquial language. It is very easy to learn Gulf Arabic. Usually close imitation of the pronunciation is the best way to learn the dialect. This language do not bear any resemblance to the other European languages. Gulf Arabic a very popular language in the region.
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