Khaliji
Spoken across the Arabian Peninsula. Retains classical features alongside modern urban slang.
- Approximate centre
- 24.45°, 54.38°
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Gulf Arabic vs Libyan Arabic
Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Sulaimitian Arabic
The Maghrebi Arabic of Libya, transitional between western Maghrebi and Egyptian. Tripolitanian and Cyrenaican varieties differ noticeably in vocabulary and phonology.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 32.87°, 13.19°
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DialectGulf ArabicSpoken across the Arabian Peninsula. Retains classical features alongside modern urban slang.DialectLibyan ArabicThe Maghrebi Arabic of Libya, transitional between western Maghrebi and Egyptian. Tripolitanian and Cyrenaican varieties differ noticeably in vocabulary and phonology.CompareAlgerian Arabic vs Gulf ArabicAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Arabic and the dialects within it.