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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
* Kuwait's official language is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic '''Modern Standard Arabic'''], but its everyday usage is limited to journalism and education. | * Kuwait's official language is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic '''Modern Standard Arabic'''], but its everyday usage is limited to journalism and education. | ||
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* '''English''' is widely understood and often used as a business language. | * '''English''' is widely understood and often used as a business language. | ||
* Besides English, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language '''French'''] is taught as a third language for the students of the humanities at schools, but for two years only. | * Besides English, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language '''French'''] is taught as a third language for the students of the humanities at schools, but for two years only. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_Persian '''Kuwaiti Persian'''] is used among Ajam Kuwaitis. It | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_Persian '''Kuwaiti Persian'''] is used among Ajam Kuwaitis. It has been spoken in Kuwait for more than 300 years. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kuwait," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait#Languages, accessed 4 February 2022.</ref><br> | ||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''Modern Standard Arabic''' | '''Modern Standard Arabic''' | ||
'''Kuwaiti Arabic''' | '''Kuwaiti Arabic''' | ||
'''French''' | '''French''' | ||
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'''Kuwaiti Persian''' | '''Kuwaiti Persian''' | ||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Modern Standard Arabic''' | '''Modern Standard Arabic''' | ||
'''Kuwaiti Arabic''' | '''Kuwaiti Arabic''' | ||
'''French''' | '''French''' | ||
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Modern Standard Arabic''' | '''Modern Standard Arabic''' | ||
'''Kuwaiti Arabic''' | '''Kuwaiti Arabic''' | ||
'''French''' | '''French''' | ||
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==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Kuwait]] | [[Category:Kuwait]] | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
- Kuwait's official language is Modern Standard Arabic, but its everyday usage is limited to journalism and education.
- Kuwaiti Arabic is the variant of Arabic used in everyday life.
- Kuwaiti Arabic is a variant of Gulf Arabic, sharing similarities with the dialects of neighboring coastal areas in Eastern Arabia.
- Due to immigration during its pre-oil history as well as trade, Kuwaiti Arabic borrowed a lot of words from Persian, Indian languages, Balochi language, Turkish, English and Italian.
- English is widely understood and often used as a business language.
- Besides English, French is taught as a third language for the students of the humanities at schools, but for two years only.
- Kuwaiti Persian is used among Ajam Kuwaitis. It has been spoken in Kuwait for more than 300 years. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
Kuwaiti Arabic
French
Kuwaiti Persian
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
Kuwaiti Arabic
French
- French phonology (Wikipedia)
- French alphabet (Wikipedia)
- French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
Kuwaiti Persian
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
Kuwaiti Arabic
French
- French Letter Writing Guide
- English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn French (duolingo)
- Learn French (Babbel)
Kuwaiti Persian
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kuwait," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait#Languages, accessed 4 February 2022.