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107:Afro-Asiatic
1673:Gulf Arabic
1463:(in Arabic)
1371:(in Arabic)
686:/d͡ʒ̼æ.bæl/
651:/sɪˈmat͡ʃ/
573:Khor Fakkan
543:(including
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483:Gulf Arabic
390:Khor Fakkan
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1657:Categories
1629:2022-05-21
1578:2017-12-26
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1441:2024-03-14
1375:2024-03-14
1138:Ethnologue
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737:Loanwords
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412:region of
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1507:1798-4769
1417:2226-471X
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690:/yɛˈbæl/
682:Mountain
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923:seːˈkæl
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647:/sæ.mak/
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66:Region
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