Language code: ar-BH
Synthesis of speech in Arabic with a Bahraini accent.
Bahraini Arabic, like all dialects of Arabic, has its unique features and differences from Modern Standard Arabic. Bahraini Arabic is known for its phonological characteristics, which include the use of the glottal stop and a distinctive stress pattern. The dialect also features some Persian and English loanwords that have become integrated into the language over time.
Bahraini Arabic is known for being relatively easy to understand for speakers of other Arabic dialects due to its similarity to Gulf Arabic.
There are approximately 1.6 million people living in Bahrain, with around 800,000 of them being Bahraini citizens. Arabic is the official language of Bahrain, and it is spoken by nearly all of the population, either as a first or second language.