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Template:Gim and qaf pronunciation

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Languages - Dialects Pronunciation of the letters
ج ق
Dialects in parts of Oman and Yemen1 [g] or [ɟ] [q]
Modern Standard Arabic2 [d͡ʒ]
Dialects in most of the Arabian Peninsula [ɡ]

Notes:

  1. Western and southern Yemen: Taʽizzi, Adeni and Tihamiyya dialects (coastal Yemen), in addition to southwestern (Salalah region) and eastern Oman, including Muscat, the capital.
  2. The standard Quranic pronunciation for ج is [d͡ʒ] and for ق is [q].