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Papua New Guinea

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Scripture Status

Arabic, Gulf Spoken

  • Alternate names: Gulf Arabic, Khaliji Also: in Bahrain -- Gulf Arabic, Khaliji; in Iran -- Gulf Arabic, Khaliji; in Kuwait -- Khaliji; in Oman -- Bedawi, Gulf Arabic, Khaliji, Omani Bedawi Arabic; in Qatar -- Gulf Arabic, Khaliji, Qatari; in Saudi Arabia -- Gulf Spoken; in United Arab Emirates -- Gulf Arabic, Khaliji
  • Scriptures published: See below
  • Literacy: No information available.
  • Primary country: Iraq
  • Region: Zubair area, Fau peninsula
  • Also used in: Bahrain, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
  • Religion: No information available.
  • Status: De facto national working language in Kuwait; De facto national working language in Qatar
  • Number of users: 3,601,000 (40,000; 100,000; 200,000; 500,000; 441,000; 104,000; 200,000; 744,000)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

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