Khaliji Arabic
Gulf dialect Course
The dialects of the Arabian Peninsula are Arabic tongues spoken by the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula. These tongues share some phonological and grammatical characteristics, and each tongue is subdivided into several dialects.
Gulf dialect: It is often confused with the dialects of the Arabian Peninsula by mistake. The Gulf dialect refers to a specific dialect spoken by the inhabitants of the Arabian Gulf coast from both sides (Arabia and Iran), with a number of speakers of about seven million.
Hijazi dialect: spoken in Saudi Arabia towards the Red Sea coast in the cities of Mecca and Jeddah in particular. More specifically, there are two Hijazi dialects, both urban and nomadic, but the term Hijazi dialect often refers to the Hijazi urban dialect spoken by the people of Mecca and Jeddah in particular.
Najdi dialect: One of its most prominent phonological features is to replace the / q / with [d͡z] and / k / with [t͡s].
Bahraini dialect: spoken in parts of Bahrain and Oman.
Yemeni dialect:
Bedouin dialect of the Levant: the most prominent features of phonological switching the / q / with [d͡z] and / k / with [t͡s]
Days/Time:
TBD
Duration:
Five consecutive classes per term. Lessons take place once a week and last two hours each. This gives a total of 10 hours tuition.
Course tuition: $500
Textbook:
Emirati Arabic
Instructor:
A Ph.D instructor, TBD.
Quorum Requirement:
One student.
Meeting place:Online