Arabic, Gulf Spoken

AFB

wider communication

Alternate Names: Khaliji

Dialects: Kuwaiti Bedouin Arabic, Kuwaiti Hadari Arabic. A member of macrolanguage Arabic ,.

Status Notes: De facto national working language, widely used in public administration.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
Central
South
Arabic

Demographics: 500,000 in Kuwait (1986). Population total all countries: 2,339,000.

Spoken In: Qatar, Kuwait

Writing System: Arabic

Nation of Origin: Kuwait

Other Comments: Muslim.