Gulf Arabic language
Gulf Arabic (ISO 639-3 code afb) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in 9 countries.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | afb |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | gulf1241 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
Gulf Arabic words
Related languages
Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
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- Shehri5,000 speakers
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- Harsusi700 speakers
- Hobyót400 speakers
More about Gulf Arabic
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.