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The Arabic Dialect of Christian Kuwaitis.

Kuwait is home to a Christian minority, with approximately 285 Christian Kuwaitis among its 4.9 million inhabitants. These Christians migrated to Kuwait from southern Turkey and Iraq in the early 1900s, bringing with them their Anatolian and Iraqi Arabic dialects. Over time, the community acquired K...

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Published in:Journal of Semitic Studies Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 837 - 878
Main Author: Albader, Yousuf B
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Autumn2025
Subjects:
Arabic dialects
Kuwaitis
Christians
Variation in language
Language contact
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