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A sneak peek at the Kuwait Travel Guide shows us that the culture as well as the Kuwait Language has the influence of various other languages. Arabic is the language that is predominantly spoken in all the Middle Eastern countries. In some countries you will find variation of Arabic spoken. This is the case with Language of Kuwait. The main Kuwait Language is Gulf Arabic. This Kuwait Language is a variety of Arabic and is spoken widely in both the shores of the Persian Gulf. It is not that Kuwait is the only country which speaks this language but you can find that this language is spoken in eastern Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq and Oman. This Language of Kuwait is also known by the name Khaliji in Kuwait and by the names Al Hasaa and Khamseh in other countries and is spoken by around 500,000 people in Kuwait. The dialect that is used is known as Kuwaiti Hadari Arabic. There are some distinct characteristics of the Kuwait Language i.e., Gulf Arabic which makes it different from the other Bedouin dialects. The most important characteristic feature is the presence of very few Persian words in the language. In this language you will find that the letter 'k' is pronounced as 'ch' and the letter 'q' is pronounced as 'g'. When the Kuwaitis speak this language they also pronounce the letter 'j' as 'y'. When we speak of the Language in Kuwait then the other language which is predominant after the Gulf Arabic is English. This has become the second Language of Kuwait. In the schools of Kuwait along with Gulf Arabic English language is also taught to the students. Other than Gulf Arabic and English, the Languages in Kuwait also include Urdu and Hindi because of the presence of innumerable Indians and Pakistanis in the country.
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