What is the source for Gulf Arabic being spoken in the Najran and Asir provinces in Saudi Arabia? This seems like a mistake. The population in Eastern Najran province marked "Gulf Arabic" is sparsely populated and most of its population are Mehri speakers. See: http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0511.06 "Number, Gender and Tense in Aljudhi Dialect of Mehri Language in Saudi Arabia".
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Dear ywsf,
Thank you for this additional information for Gulf Spoken Arabic [afb], spoken in Kuwait and all other countries located around the Arabian Gulf.
Best regards,
Charles Fennig
Managing Editor, Ethnologue
Hello,
What is the source for Gulf Arabic being spoken in the Najran and Asir provinces in Saudi Arabia? This seems like a mistake. The population in Eastern Najran province marked "Gulf Arabic" is sparsely populated and most of its population are Mehri speakers. See: http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0511.06 "Number, Gender and Tense in Aljudhi Dialect of Mehri Language in Saudi Arabia".
Thank you,
Nawaf Alnaji
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