Hejazi Arabic
Hijazi Arabic
West Arabian Arabic
حجازي Ḥijāzi
Pronounce [ħɪˈdʒaːzi], [ħe̞ˈdʒaːzi]
Country Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia
Speakers
14.5 million (2011)
Family
Early form
Writing
Arabic alphabet
AreaRed Sea coast and adjacent highlands. Also in Eritrea.
Language Sites
ISO 639-3 acw
Glottolog hija1235
Distribution of Hejazi Arabic in Saudi Arabia.png
  regions where Hejazi is the dialect of the majority
  regions considered as part of modern Hejaz region
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