Saudi Arabia
Home to 3 dialects represented on Dialect Atlas.
Arabic dialects in Saudi Arabia
About Arabic →Gulf Arabic
also: Khaliji
Spoken across the Arabian Peninsula. Retains classical features alongside modern urban slang.
Hejazi Arabic
also: Hijazi
The Arabic of western Saudi Arabia, centred on Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah. Sits between Egyptian and Najdi varieties and is widely understood across the peninsula.
Najdi Arabic
The Arabic of central Saudi Arabia around Riyadh. Closely related to Gulf Arabic but with distinct vowel and consonant features rooted in the bedouin Najd plateau.